July 3 (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.

- The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20% tariff on many Vietnamese exports, cooling tensions with its tenth-biggest trading partner days before the U.S. president could raise levies on most imports.

- Del Monte Foods kicked off efforts to pursue a sale as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. under an agreement with certain key lenders.

- Tesla's TSLA.O global car sales fell sharply in the second quarter, continuing a decline that began last year, as the company puts a greater emphasis on autonomous driving instead of new models aimed at attracting car buyers.

- The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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