PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Jan 17

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Jan 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.

- Microsoft on Thursday pledged $500 million for affordable housing in Seattle area, making it the most ambitious effort yet by a tech company to fund construction for local teachers, firefighters and other middle- and low-income residents. https://nyti.ms/2HhWmk9

- John Bogle, who founded the Vanguard Group of Investment Companies in 1974 and built it into a giant mutual fund company, with $4.9 trillion in assets under management today, died on Wednesday at the age of 89. https://nyti.ms/2FG5gFt

- U.S. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are investigating Huawei, the Chinese technology giant, on allegations of intellectual property theft. https://nyti.ms/2Mgjuhv

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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