April 4 (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.
- European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk's social media platform, X, for breaking a law to combat illicit content and disinformation, a move that is likely to escalate tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers.
- $Capital One Financial Corp(COF-N)$ COF.N got the greenlight from the Justice Department for its proposed $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services after the DOJ told regulators that it didn't see sufficient competition concerns to block the deal.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the country had introduced a 25% tariff on cars and trucks made in the United States in retaliation for the tariffs that went into effect Thursday morning on Canadian vehicles.
- The Trump administration's decision on an American buyer for the short-video social media site TikTok will come before a weekend deadline, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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