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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michelle Chapman

Rise of US Steel paralleled the arrival of the United States on the world stage

Biden-US Steel-Nippon-History - (AP2009)

President Joe Biden blocked the $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel on Friday — something he had first vowed to do in March.

His decision comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of the deal last month.

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