Oct 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Netflix Inc will spend between $7 billion and $8 billion on content in 2018, up from the roughly $6 billion it will spend this year, the streaming service said while announcing its third-quarter earnings on Monday. http://nyti.ms/2ymC2bD
- Tarak Ben Ammar, one of three remaining Weinstein Company board members, said in a statement on Monday that the studio had reached a preliminary agreement with Colony Capital for an "immediate" cash infusion. http://nyti.ms/2ymUjph
- The family behind the 116-year-old Nordstrom Inc retail chain is shelving its efforts to go private until after the holiday season, the company said on Monday. http://nyti.ms/2ymUMrx
- A federal judge in Texas invalidated four key patents for the dry-eye treatment Restasis on Monday, dealing a blow to its manufacturer, Allergan Plc, which had sought to protect its patents by transferring them to a Native American tribe. http://nyti.ms/2ynWokO
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)