The city lost half its population after the steel industry collapsed in the 1970s and 1980s, yet has clung to relevance as a mini-hub for medicine, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Now, 70 years after scores of regional steelworkers quite literally fought the Japanese in World War II,
Japanese companies needing to grow have sought out American deals. Experts say that will not change even after Biden’s rejection of Nippon Steel’s takeover attempt.
President Biden announced on Friday that he is blocking the sale of U.S. Steel, a Pittsburgh, PA company, from being sold to Japan.
President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlier vow on the
And while Nippon promised to keep the headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh and not shut down ... including government officials from Japan and allies and partners in the U.S., to take all ...
By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the American heartland. He may be putting them at risk instead.
President Joe Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel will go down as one of the worst of his presidency, and will tarnish the legacy of a man who set out to strengthen American relations with other nations and to be the most pro-worker president in modern American history.
U.S. Steel employs thousands of workers on Minnesota's Iron Range at Minntac in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin.
Japan-based Nippon Steel has offered to give the U.S. government veto power over any potential reduction in steel output by U.S. Steel if the federal government approves a proposed merger.
Mr. Biden says he blocked the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel on the grounds the sale was a threat to national security.
Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will be the top prize when baseball’s 2025 international signing period begins one week from today. Which team will sign him?