May 22 (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.

- Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Donald Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing.

- U.S. President Donald Trump said he postponed an executive order, which would give the government power to evaluate AI models before their release, over concerns about "aspects of it."

- The Trump administration said Thursday that it had signed preliminary agreements to provide $2 billion in funding and take equity stakes in nine companies linked to quantum computing.

- A French court on Thursday found Airbus AIR.PA and Air France AIRF.PA guilty of involuntary manslaughter for their role in a 2009 plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean.