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Could Nippon still buy U.S. Steel after Biden blocked the deal?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 3, 2025
The president says the sale could threaten U.S. national security. The companies say they will fight the decision.
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The US steel industry is going through a rough patch. How did it get there?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 14, 2024
Trade protections and the Chinese real estate market both play a role.
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Steelworkers boosting tech skills to get back to work

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 4, 2017
Laid off steel workers in Illinois find decades of experience may not be enough.
Martin Oliver worked in the steel mill in Granite City, Illinois for 22 years before he was laid off last year. Now he's training to use computer-driven machine he hopes will make him competitive in the job market again.
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Can Trump keep his big promises on steel jobs?

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 16, 2016
Laid off steel workers in Illinois are hoping a new administration will bring positive change.
David Holzman, center, sits with fellow laid off steel workers ahead of a union meeting in Granite City. In southwestern Illinois, the steel industry has been an anchor in the community for decades.
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Some Minnesota iron mine workers prepare for uncertain future

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 8, 2016
After being laid off for 18 months, some mine workers start training for other jobs.
David Meyer is one of several laid off mineworkers from Keewatin Taconite enrolled in the Industrial Systems Technology program at Hibbing Community College. 
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How strong is U.S. Steel? Hard to tell

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 1, 2016
U.S. Steel will announce third-quarter earnings today. The stock climbed earlier this year after the U.S. won a steel trade dispute with China.  But U.S. Steel still faces lots of challenges – from other countries, from a global market glut, and from new U.S. producers coming online. That means predictions for U.S. Steel’s stock price […]
A welder at U.S. Steel's Federal shipyard circa 1944. 
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