June 30 (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.

- Comcast CMCSA.O will split into two publicly traded companies through a spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky, separating its cash-generating broadband arm from a media and entertainment business under pressure from streaming rivals and industry consolidation.

- Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who transformed himself into an anti-Communist crusader and ally of the American far right, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for defrauding investors, including many of his own fervent supporters, of hundreds of millions of dollars.

- Shortly after the Supreme Court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from immediately ousting a sitting governor from the Federal Reserve, the president struck a defiant note, signaling he would not surrender his long-running fight to gain more sway over one of the most important stewards of the U.S. economy.

- An Iranian official contradicted U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that direct U.S.-Iran talks would be held in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, saying on Monday evening that an Iranian delegation would be in Doha over the next two days but not to hold talks with U.S. officials.