US Steel spat strengthens case for deal guardrails
A 123-year-old steelmaker’s fate could yet become a restraint on modern-day executive power. United States Steel and suitor Nippon Steel have gone to court over U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to nix their $15 billion deal.
Nippon Steel says there’s no Plan B to blocked U.S. Steel deal
The Japanese firm’s planned purchase of its U.S. rival was blocked last week by President Joe Biden after a year of diplomatic tension, political debate and lobbying efforts from the companies and unions. Biden, who had previously said he opposed the tie-up, cited national-security risks, despite Japan being a close ally.
US Steel, Nippon Steel Sue US Government Over Blocked $14.1B Deal
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel said Monday they are suing the U.S. government over President Joe Biden’s blocking last week of the $14.1 billion sale of the iconic American company to the Japanese firm on national security grounds.
FirstFT: Nippon Steel’s bet on Trump
Nippon Steel and US Steel are betting Donald Trump can be persuaded to back their $15bn deal, accusing President Joe Biden of blocking the transaction to win union support in last year’s presidential election.
Despite Nippon Steel, US and Japan say ties stronger than ever
The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States said their countries' ties were stronger than ever on Tuesday, even after Japan's prime minister called U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel's $14.
Japanese steelmaker vows not to give up on buying U.S. Steel
Nippon Steel said it wouldn't be deterred by Biden’s decision last week to block its $15 billion bid for the storied U.S. steelmaker.
Workers will be harmed by Nippon Steel rejection
President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel on national-security grounds will have disastrous consequences for some Pennsylvania steel workers, who will lose their
Ramstad: U.S. Steel should have gone to Nippon. Blocking the deal will harm Minnesota’s Iron Range
President Joe Biden last week capitulated to uneconomic thinking by blocking Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel. That decision will ultimately harm Minnesota’s Iron Range. U.S. Steel operates two of the iron ore mines in northeast Minnesota,
Nippon Steel stands firm on a US Steel takeover and denies risks cited by Biden
Nippon Steel Chief Executive Eiji Hashimoto says the top Japanese steelmaker is standing firm on its proposed acquisition and ...
Yellen says CFIUS made "thorough analysis" of blocked US Steel-Nippon Steel merger
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that Nippon Steel's blocked acquisition of U.S. Steel received a ...
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Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover
Even if losing domestic sources of primary steel does not seem like a national security threat today, it might tomorrow.
Rise of US Steel Paralleled the Arrival of the United States on the World Stage
President Joe Biden blocked the $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel — something he had first vowed ...
Lawsuit alleges Biden blocked US Steel-Nippon Steel merger for political reasons
The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia alleges that the Biden administration used the ...
Steel Setback: Biden Risks Japan Ties, Investment
By blocking the acquisition of US Steel, President Joe Biden has irked Japan, one of Washington's closest allies whose firms are the biggest foreign investors in the United States.
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Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel File Multiple Lawsuits in Response to Wrongful Interference with the Proposed Acquisition of U. S. Steel
Second lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Cleveland-Cliffs, Cliffs’ CEO ...
U.S. Steel CEO calls for Trump to take fresh look at Nippon deal, slams Biden decision as corrupt
Trump opposes U.S. Steel's sale to Nippon, but CEO David Burritt believes he can convince the president-elect that the deal ...