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The deal with steel by Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal

The deal with steel

from Marketplace

by Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal

Published: Fri Jan 03 2025

Show Notes

President Biden blocked a nearly $15 billion deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns. Both firms say they’ll go to court to keep the deal alive, but can they prove the acquisition won’t put the U.S. in a vulnerable spot? Also in this episode: Small businesses win an anti-gentrification victory in a Los Angeles neighborhood, new car sales are up despite high prices and Orlando, Florida, gets a romance-only bookstore.