June 25 (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.

- Alibaba 9988.HK , one of China’s most valuable technology companies, sued the U.S. Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate it as a company affiliated with the Chinese military.

- The European Union’s chief aviation regulator has ordered inspections of 16 Airbus AIR.PA A380 jets after cracks were found in a key wing component on some of the aircraft.

- Norma Yaeger, who became a rare female stockbroker in the early 1960s and went on to found two securities firms died on June 3 in Los Angeles at 96.

- President Trump asked Congress on Wednesday to approve $87.6 billion in extra spending this year for the war with Iran as well as a handful of unrelated programs, a request that came amid growing Republican tensions over his handling of the conflict.