Daniel Flatley

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US President Joe Biden is said to be planning to end Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.1 billion bid to buy United States Steel Corp. on national security grounds. A Treasury Department letter from August provides the justification.

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden is said to be planning to end Nippon Steel Corp.'s $14.1 billion bid to buy United States Steel Corp. on national security grounds. A Treasury Department letter from August provides the justification.

President Joe Biden is said to be planning to end Nippon Steel Corp.'s $14.1 billion bid to buy United States Steel Corp. on national security grounds.

By Joe Deaux, Daniel Flatley and Josh Wingrove Bloomberg • December 13, 2024

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