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☆ Fate of US Steel merger expected to be pushed beyond election day as politics cloud outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Kayla Tausche | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —As presidential politics cloud the outlook of US Steel’s merger with its Japanese rival, a national security review of the deal is now not expected to be decided until after the election, according to people familiar with the matter. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a White House visit in April, told reporters that the legal reviews would determine the deal’s outcome. US Steel put itself up for sale in 2023 after receiving an unsolicited, $7 billion takeover offer from Ohio-based Cleveland Cliffs. The $14.9 billion deal with Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker, resulted from that sales process. The White House has said it would await the recommendation of the committee, which has yet to make a decision on the matter, CNN has learned.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Fumio Kishida, Janet Yellen, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Sen, Sherrod Brown of, John Fetterman of, Saloni Sharma, ” Saloni, Josh Shapiro, Harris, “, ” Manuel Bonder Organizations: CNN, Foreign Investment, US, Washington Post, US Steel, Steel, Nippon, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Nippon Steel, White, ”, Democrat Locations: United States, Pittsburgh, Delaware, American, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Cleveland, ” Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania

TOKYO — U.S. opponents of a Japanese steelmaker’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel cite concerns about national security and a reluctance to relinquish a storied American company. That could complicate efforts to strengthen ties with Japan, a key U.S. ally, in an effort to counter China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific and around the world. Washington has also been pushing Tokyo to align itself with U.S. export controls that limit China’s ability to produce advanced semiconductors. The opposition to the deal “also places Japan in the unenviable company of China in terms of Washington’s politicization of economic issues,” Kingston said in an email. Other U.S. Steel employees have rallied in support of the deal, which was announced last December.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jeff Kingston, “, ” Kingston, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: U.S, Steel, Nippon Steel, NBC, Temple University Japan, Rust Belt, Biden, U.S . Steel, The United Steelworkers Locations: TOKYO, U.S, American, Japan, Asia, Pacific, Washington, Tokyo, China, Pennsylvania

☆ Fact check: Trump and Vance keep falsely describing how tariffs work
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance continue to falsely describe how one of their major policy proposals, across-the-board tariffs, would work. Trump has falsely, and repeatedly, claimed that China – not US importers – pay the tariff. Facts First: Trump and Vance’s claims about how tariffs work are false. Together, the price increases cost consumers more than $1.5 billion during the first year the tariffs were in place. It’s true that after Trump imposed tariffs on foreign-made steel, some American steel companies reopened mills and created new jobs.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, “, ” Vance, ” “, ”, Erica York, Joe Biden, Rick Muskat, Howard Gleckman, Jeff Ferry, Ferry Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, Democratic, Fox News, Trump, Tax, US, US International Trade Commission, US Treasury, US Customs, Protection, Deer Stags, CNN, Brookings Tax, Coalition for, Prosperous, Tax Foundation, China Business Locations: China, Arizona, Wisconsin, American, United States, South Korea, Mexico, Prosperous America

US Steel and Nippon Steel both indicated in statements that they’re open to legal fights to get the deal approved, no matter what actions is announced by Biden. Shares of US Steel (X) closed down 17.5% on the news at $29.37, well below the $55 a share that Nippon Steel agreed to pay for the stock back in December when the deal was announced. US Steel said the future of this and other union-represented plants at the company are at risk unless it gets approval to be purchased by Nippon Steel. US Steel says it has more than 3,000 employees in the state in its remaining steel mills along the Monongahela River just outside of Pittsburgh. The union says it doesn’t believe in the promises made by Nippon Steel so far and that it remains opposed to the purchase.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, “, Biden’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Harris, David Burritt’s “, Gene J, Philip Gibbs, ” Gibbs, ”, Gibbs, “ You’re, you’re, CFIUS, Michael Leiter, Skadden’s CFIUS, ” – CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Nippon, US Steel, White, Foreign Investment, White House, Treasury, Steel, Nippon Steel, “ Nippon Steel, Washington Post, Labor, United Steelworkers, Justice, KeyBanc, CNN, steelworkers, “ Nippon, National Security Locations: United States, Japan, American, Pittsburgh, shoring, Gary , Indiana, “, Clairton , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Monongahela, America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: United States Steel, Unity Software, Boeing and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

United States Steel — The industrial stock plunged 6% after Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the planned sale of United States Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel. She made these statements during a Labor Day rally in front of union members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she said that United States Steel was "an historic American company and it is vital for our country to maintain strong American steel companies." NetApp — The data storage stock added 1.6% following an upgrade to buy from hold at Loop Capital. Loop analyst Ananda Baruah listed several catalysts, including NetApp's cloud storage software partnerships and a recent pullback. Bank of America — The bank stock was down fractionally.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Wells, Matthew Akers, Morgan Stanley, Ananda Baruah, Jefferies, Peter Welford, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, Merck's Keytruda, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound Organizations: United States Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel, Labor, Boeing, Software, Novartis —, Novartis, Bank of America, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Merck, European Commission Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, American, Warren

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cleanspark, Vaxcyte, Unity Software and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cleanspark released its mining update for August, which showed that it mined 478 bitcoins last month. Vaxcyte – Shares were recently up more than 36% and earlier hit a record high after the vaccine company reported positive results from the Phase 1/2 study for its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate. Semiconductor stocks – Shares of some of the biggest chipmakers fell during the first trading session of the month. Last week, shares fell 19% on news of its filing delay and Hindenburg's disclosed short position. United States Steel – Shares fell around 6% after Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel at a Labor Day rally for union members in Pittsburgh.

Persons: Cleanspark, Vaxcyte, Leerink, Morgan Stanley, Redfin, Charles Liang, Hindenburg's, Hindenburg, Kamala Harris, Harris, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Fred Imbert, Michelle Fox Organizations: Leerink Partners, Boeing, Riley Securities, Semiconductor, KLA, Nvidia, Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Broadcom, Hindenburg, Securities and Exchange, United States Steel, Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel, Labor, U.S Locations: Wells, U.S, Pittsburgh, American

☆ What Biden’s tariffs on Chinese imports may mean for American jobs, the economy and inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Biden’s tariff plan likely won’t move the needle for monetary policy, said Ryan Sweet, chief US economist at Oxford Economics. “Consumers and producers often pay higher prices when tariffs are implemented.”That’s because tariffs tax imports when they come ashore, adding costs for US distributors, retailers and, ultimately, consumers. Worse, some businesses appeared to take advantage of the trade war by bumping up prices even higher. Container shipping imports from China to Mexico rocketed higher by 60% in January and 34% for the first quarter, Xeneta data shows. “It’s obvious that imports to this extent are not only for domestic purposes in Mexico,” he said.

Persons: Biden, Joe Brusuelas, Donald Trump’s, Trump, —, Ryan Sweet, ” Sweet, Sweet, George W, Bush, Barack Obama, Goldman Sachs, ”, Wells, Nicole Cervi, “ There’s, ” Cervi, Peter Sand, “, Sand, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, RSM US, stoke, Oxford Economics, Biden, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Trump, Federal, “, US International Trade Commission, New, New York Fed, National Bureau of Economic Research, Republican, ramped, Container Locations: China, New York, “, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Wells, Mexico

☆ Political Furor Over U.S. Steel Bid Puts Investment Panel in Spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At a campaign event last month in Pennsylvania, the heartland of American steel manufacturing, President Biden made clear that he does not want the proposed takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel to happen. “We’re finally making sure that United States Steel stays United States Steel,” Mr. Biden said. “It’s not going to be anybody else’s steel.”How that promise will be kept has yet to be determined. U.S. Steel said this week in its first-quarter earnings release that it expected the acquisition to be completed in the second half of this year, but noted that timing depended on getting regulatory approvals. On Friday, Nippon Steel said that it was delaying its timeline for the deal to close, from the middle of the year to the end of 2024, because it had been asked to provide more information about the transaction to the Department of Justice, which is reviewing the deal.

Persons: Biden, “ We’re, Mr, “ It’s Organizations: U.S, Steel, Japan’s Nippon Steel, United States Steel, . Steel, Nippon Steel, Department of Justice Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Biden promise to rival China on shipbuilding faces a big economic problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The Biden administration is correct that China has not played fair. But he said the nations that could rival China in shipbuilding are Asian competitors. Shipbuilding subsequently dropped to around five ships per year, which is approximately the current rate of U.S. shipbuilding. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Biden announced new actions to protect American steel and shipbuilding industries including hiking tariffs on Chinese steel.

Persons: Biden, Ben Nolan, Nolan, Reagan, Joe Biden, Jeff Swensen, —, Darron, Wadey, Lloyd, Matson, George Washington, Ronald O'Rourke, O'Rourke Organizations: Mitsui Shipbuilding Co, Taicang Port Economic, Technological, Future Publishing, Getty, CNBC, Shipbuilding, Global, United States, Trade, U.S . Trade, U.S, China's Ministry of Commerce, United Steel Workers, Japan's Nippon Steel, United Steel Workers Union, United Steel Workers Headquarters, Analysts, Matson Shipping, Jones Act, Philly Shipyard, CMA CGM, Matson, United, Maritime Administration, U.S ., Huntington Ingalls Industries, News Shipbuilding, U.S . Navy, U.S Navy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginian Pilot, Tribune, Service, Force, warfighting, Navy, Biden, Congressional Research Service Locations: Taicang Port, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, U.S, Japan, South Korea, United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, American, Bangladesh, U.S . Virgin Islands, Great, Mississippi, Ohio

☆ Biden calls for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel as he makes economic pitch in Pittsburgh
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Betsy Klein | Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden called on his administration to ratchet up pressure on the Chinese steel industry as he brings his economic competition pitch to Pittsburgh, the heart of the American steel industry, on Wednesday, part of a three-day campaign trail swing through battleground Pennsylvania. The trip comes after Biden last month publicly opposed a controversial $14 billion deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to purchase US Steel. President Biden will not impose ineffective, across-the-board tariffs that would increase costs and harm hundreds of thousands of jobs,” the official said. The United Steelworkers, a key union representing workers in the steel industry, endorsed Biden’s reelection campaign last month. Trump made tariffs against China a central feature of his global economic strategy, and Biden has largely maintained them, despite external criticism.

Persons: Joe Biden, ” Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Katherine Tai, “, Tai, Lael Brainard, ” Brainard, “ They’re, ” , ”, Biden’s, he’s, Trump, Xi Jinping, Lloyd Austin, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak Organizations: CNN, United Steelworkers, United States Trade, National Economic, of, Japan’s Nippon Steel, US Steel . US Steel, Justice Department, Foreign Investment, US Steel, ”, American, steelworkers, Biden, Trump Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, China, America, Scranton, Philadelphia, New York City, United States, American

☆ Biden wants to triple China tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden is calling on the U.S. Trade Representative to triple the China tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports as he makes the rounds in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. Biden's demand to raise the current 7.5% average tariff on steel and aluminum is an effort to make clear that his administration's recent warnings about China's trade practices are not empty threats. In an interview with CNBC's Sara Eisen, Yellen said that tariffs were not off the table if those overcapacity qualms went unaddressed. As China shrugs off the overcapacity concerns, the Biden administration is doubling down on what it perceives as the threat to global trade. "China's policy-driven overcapacity poses a serious risk to the future of the American steel and aluminum industry," National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard said on a call with reporters on Tuesday.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Janet Yellen, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Yellen, China shrugs, Biden, Lael Brainard Organizations: Economic Cooperation, U.S . Trade, United Steelworkers, Economic Locations: Asia, San Francisco, China, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

☆ Election Updates: Biden campaigns again in Pennsylvania, a swing state crucial to his re-election hopes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The tariffs Mr. Biden will propose raising on Wednesday were initially imposed by Mr. Trump when he was president. Mr. Biden’s stop in Pittsburgh is part of a three-day swing through Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state that he narrowly won in 2020 and has visited more than any other. The president’s campaign is hoping to mobilize support from organized labor, a traditionally Democratic constituency from which Mr. Trump has pulled some support. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden spoke at the local union of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in Scranton, Pa., his hometown. “Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me,” Mr. Biden said in a speech that signaled his campaign’s intention to make the 2024 election a referendum on Mr. Trump.

Persons: Biden, Katherine Tai, Mr, ” Lael Brainard, Janet L, Yellen, ”, Lloyd J, Austin III, Biden’s, Donald J, ” Mr, Trump, “ Donald Trump, ” Alan Rappeport, Michael D, Shear Organizations: United Steelworkers Union, U.S, Economic Council, International Monetary Fund, Trump, CNBC, Mr, Democratic, United Brotherhood of Carpenters Locations: China, Pittsburgh, U.S, Mexico, America, Beijing, United States, Biden’s, Japan, Philippines, South China, Pennsylvania, Joiners, Scranton, Pa, Mar

☆ Biden to Call for Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel Products
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jim Tankersley | Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden on Wednesday will call on his trade representative to more than triple some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China, as part of a series of moves meant to help cushion American manufacturers from a surge of low-cost imports. Speaking to the United Steelworkers Union in Pittsburgh, Mr. Biden will ask the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai, to increase tariffs to 25 percent on certain Chinese products that currently face tariffs of 7.5 percent — or no tariffs at all — U.S. officials said. Mr. Biden will also announce a new trade representative investigation into China’s aggressive support for shipbuilders and other related industries, in response to a union complaint. And he will announce new initiatives to work with Mexican officials to block China from evading American steel tariffs by routing its exports through Mexico. The moves represent an escalating effort by Mr. Biden and his aides to stop a flood of low-cost Chinese exports from undermining made-in-America products — and jeopardizing a central focus of Mr. Biden’s economic agenda.

Persons: Biden, Katherine Tai, Mr Organizations: United Steelworkers Union, U.S Locations: China, Pittsburgh, U.S, Mexico, America

☆ US Steel’s future as an American company is about to come to a vote. It may not matter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steelworkers,” he said. “US Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated.”Experts said opposition from Biden and other politicians — both Republican and Democrats — make it unlikely the deal will win approval. “Six weeks ago, the United States gave Mitsui, a Japanese company, a $20 billion deal to build a crane factory here in the United States and replace all our port cranes throughout the United States. “If the administration has concerns about the Nippon Steel deal, it must seriously consider alternative outcomes. US Steel products, supported by significant capital investments from Nippon Steel, will remain mined, melted and made in America,” the company said.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, ”, —, “ It’s, Michael Leiter, Skadden, “, Kishida Fumio, ‘, ’, It’s, JD Vance, Phil Gibbs, KeyBank, Gibbs, it’s, Jeff Roberson, Nucor, hasn’t, ” “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Steel, Japan’s Nippon Steel, Justice Department, Foreign Investment, Treasury, Commerce, Defense, State, Homeland Security, American steelworkers, Steel, ”, Republican, Democrats —, Japanese, United States, Mitsui, United Steelworkers, steelworkers, Ohio, Nippon, Cleveland Cliffs, Nippon Steel, Cleveland, US Steel Granite City Works, AP, US Locations: New York, United States, Japan, American, Slate, United, Cleveland, US Steel Granite City, Arkansas, America

☆ A Situation Room scramble, daily calls and political intrigue: Inside the White House response to the Key Bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

ET, overnight staffers in the White House Situation Room began frantically reaching out to senior officials to notify them of the collision – and collapse – of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Jen Daskal, the deputy homeland security adviser, began preparing a briefing for President Joe Biden. Two Oval Office meetings were convened as staff at various levels began trickling into the White House. Seven barges and nine tugboats have deployed to the area, according to Tom Perez, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs. In another case – that of Moore and Perez – the two have already opposed each other on the ballot.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Dali, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Jeff Zients –, Jen Daskal, Joe Biden, “, ”, Johnny Olszewski – Biden, ” Olszewski, Biden, “ I’ve, ” Biden, –, Tom Perez, ” Perez, Perez, “ It’s, we’ve, Natalie Quillian, Moore, Perez –, that’s, ” CNN’s Donald Judd Organizations: Baltimore CNN —, US Coast Guard, CNN, Maryland Gov, Baltimore Mayor, White House, Baltimore, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, Maryland, White, Administration, Democratic Locations: Wyoming, Montana, Maryland, Baltimore County, Washington, Delaware, Baltimore, Patapsco, synchrony, Federal, White, United States

☆ North America's largest steel mill has a plan to reduce emissions and it's a perfect example of why carbon capture is so controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US Steel's plant in Gary, Indiana, aims to deploy carbon capture to reduce its carbon footprint by 2026. Climate groups and some scientists say carbon capture is unproven and will worsen global warming. If completed, the project would be the first commercial carbon capture at a steel plant. A 3D rendering of where CarbonFree's carbon capture technology will attach to US Steel's mill. "It's not a viable pathway to decarbonize GaryWorks," Inskeep said of carbon capture.

Persons: Erika Chan, It's, CarbonFree, Martin Keighley, Keighley, —, Ben Inskeep, Inskeep, GaryWorks, We've, hasn't, Chan, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, US Steel, Keighley, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Steel, Cleveland Cliffs, Department of Energy, Nippon Steel, The United Steelworkers Locations: Gary , Indiana, Lake Michigan, GaryWorks, Indiana, Gary, East Arkansas, Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania

☆ Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company's plan to buy an iconic American steel company. Eugene Hoshiko | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company's plan to buy an iconic American steel company. The announcement came as North Korea's state media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable "super-large" multiple rocket launchers designed to target South Korea's capital. Biden argued in announcing his opposition that the U.S. needs to "maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steelworkers." Meanwhile, long-running Philippines-Chinese tensions have come back into focus this month after Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea.

Persons: Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Eugene Hoshiko, Karine Jean, Pierre, Kim Jong Un, Biden, Thomas Shoal, Thomas Organizations: AFP, Getty, White, Steel, Nippon Steel of, American steelworkers, " Nippon Steel, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre Locations: Philippines, South, American, Japan, North, Korea, U.S, Pittsburgh, Nippon Steel of Japan, Philippine, China, BRP Sierra, Thomas Shoal, Sierra

☆ USW President David McCall on Nippon-U.S. Steel deal: Doesn't work for us in any meaning
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUSW President David McCall on Nippon-U.S. Steel deal: Doesn't work for us in any meaningDavid McCall, United Steelworkers Union international president, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel, the potential impact on American steelworkers, and more.

Persons: David McCall Organizations: Nippon, U.S . Steel, United Steelworkers Union, American steelworkers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is coming out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying in a statement to be released Thursday that the U.S. needs to "maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.”In a statement obtained in advance by The Associated Press, Biden adds: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated." Thursday's announcement, coming as Biden is campaigning in the Midwest, could have ripples in his race against the GOP presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. Nippon Steel announced in December that it planned to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. More than half the steel produced globally comes from China, according to the World Steel Association.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Fumio Kishida, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Steel, Nippon Steel of, Associated Press, GOP, Democratic, AFL, Nippon Steel, Pittsburgh, Foreign Investment, Teamsters, U.S . Steel, Japan, Trump, Biden, United Steelworkers, Nippon, White, World Steel Association . India Locations: U.S, Nippon Steel of Japan, American, Midwest, United States, Saginaw , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Japan, Asia, China

☆ Biden says it’s ‘vital’ US Steel remain American owned and operated
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President Joe Biden on Thursday said he believes it’s “vital” that US Steel remain American owned and operated, dealing a blow to the iconic company’s planned sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel. “It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers. I told our steel workers I have their backs, and I meant it,” Biden said in a statement. “US Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated.”The Biden administration is concerned about some of Nippon’s assets in China, a person familiar with the administration’s thinking told CNN. After the Biden statement, the US Chamber of Commerce warned against politicizing the US Steel deal and said the transaction should proceed if the CFIUS review reveals no national security concerns.

Persons: Joe Biden, it’s, ” Biden, ”, Biden, Lael Brainard, Fumio, ” John Murphy, ” Michael Leiter, Skadden, Arps, ” Leiter, isn’t Organizations: CNN, US Steel, Japan’s Nippon Steel, Steel, Nippon, National Economic Council, Washington Post, Foreign Investment, Treasury, US Chamber of Commerce Locations: American, China, Pittsburgh, Washington, United States

☆ Opinion | Why the Trump Trade Agenda Endures
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Farah Stockman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They met in the 1990s, at an event about the North American Free Trade Agreement, where they were the only people arguing against it. He was a conservative trade lawyer who filed anti-dumping cases on behalf of American steel companies and predicted that the treaty would hurt American jobs. Her worry was that NAFTA’s rules would hurt working people and override U.S. legal standards on food safety and the environment. She hailed from Wausau, Wis., where her family had run a scrapyard. After that first meeting, they kept in touch, swapping notes on how to throw sand in the gears of a free trade machine that seemed unstoppable.

Persons: Bob Lighthizer, Donald Trump’s, Lori Wallach Organizations: North American Free Trade, American Economic Liberties Locations: Wausau, Wis, Ashtabula , Ohio, Donald Trump’s U.S

In 2019, Jesse Wig, Adam Colucci and Dan Spanovich bought an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennslyvania. Wig, Colucci, and Spanovich went into the project with a budget of $3.2 million and, in the end, spent about $4.5 million renovating the Schwab School. The partners ended up spending about $4.5 million to renovate the Schwab School. Because Bowtie High and the Schwab School are across the street, the two are sister buildings. For now Wig, Colucci, and Spanovich don't have plans to take on another project together.

Persons: Jesse Wig, Adam Colucci, Dan Spanovich, Schwab, Charles M, Spanovich Organizations: Schwab, CNBC, Schwab Vocational School, Pittsburgh Post, Gazette, Scwab, Malhari Media Locations: Homestead, Pennslyvania, American, Pennsylvania

☆ US Supreme Court turns away challenge to steel import tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. Biden's administration had urged the Supreme Court not to take up the appeal. PrimeSource appealed to the Supreme Court in July. The Supreme Court in March turned away a challenge to the 2018 tariffs by a group of U.S.-based steel importers. The justices in 2022 refused to hear a separate challenge by steel companies to Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey, also on national security grounds.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, Donald Trump, Irving, Joe Biden's, Wilbur Ross, Trump, Judge Richard Taranto, PrimeSource, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Commerce, Congress, Court of International Trade, White, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Trade, European Union, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Irving , Texas, United States, St, Louis, Oman, Manhattan, Washington, China, Turkey

☆ The price of steel is falling as the UAW strike hits demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The UAW strike's ripple effects is decreasing the demand for steel, the Journal reported. The strike has cut production of 6,030 vehicles a day that used 5,982 tons of steel, S&P estimates. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe UAW strike is hitting more than just car production and distribution. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the American Iron and Steel Institute, steel currently makes up about 54% of the material that goes into making the average vehicle. But with workers on strike are 43 facilities across the country, that's bound to slow demand for steel.

Persons: —, Ford Organizations: UAW, Service, Big Three, Anderson Economic, Wall Street, American Steel, Iron and Steel Institute, General Motors

☆ United Steelworkers union chief Tom Conway dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -Thomas Conway, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union that represents 850,000 North American steel, paper, health, education and oil workers, has died at the age of 71, the USW said on Monday. Slideshow ( 2 images )Conway joined the union in 1978 at a Bethlehem Steel plant in northwestern Indiana and became its top negotiator and later president in 2019. “Any company that had gone up against Tom in negotiations knew they would not get away with any B.S.,” said Wright. In 2017, he told a union convention that workers must be prepared to act on their demands. But when the fights do come, we can win those fights,” Conway said.

Persons: Thomas Conway, Conway, Michael Wright, “, Tom, ”, Wright, ” Conway, Jess Kamm Broomell, “ Tom, David McCall Organizations: Reuters, United Steelworkers, Bethlehem Steel, U.S . Air Force, ”, Cleveland Cliffs, U.S . Steel, Steel Locations: American, Indiana, Ohio, Pittsburgh

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