Coverage dated June 17, 2025

Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing security agreement

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel say they've finalized their "historic partnership," a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its deal to buy the iconic American steelmaker for nearly $15 billion

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    Nippon Steel finalizes $15 billion buyout of U.S. Steel after sealing national security agreement (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The pursuit by Nippon Steel for the Pittsburgh-based company was buffeted by national security concerns and presidential politics in a premier battleground state, dragging out the transaction for more than a year after U.S. Steel shareholders approved it.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing security agreement (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel say they've finalized their "historic partnership," a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its deal to buy the iconic American steelmaker for nearly $15 billion

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    US Steel, once America’s biggest company, is now under foreign ownership | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most

  4. WDIO Duluth

    Nippon and U.S. Steel finalize their partnership (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon has been finalized.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Nippon Steel acquires US Steel for $14.9bn after months of struggle (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The deal also allows US President Donald Trump to appoint a board member.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    US Steel, once America’s biggest company, is now under foreign ownership (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might. The companies announced Wednesday that the two had completed the partnership.

  7. UPI

    Japan's Nippon Steel finalizes purchase of U.S. Steel (opens UPI)

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    Japan-based Nippon Steel on Wednesday completed its buyout of U.S. Steel, changing its name to Nippon Steel North America, as the former U.S. industrial giant ended trading on Wall Street under its former brand name.

  8. Duluth News Tribune

    Nippon purchase of US Steel closes, with big role for Trump (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    The president's administration gains unusual control via a national security agreement.

  9. New York Post

    Nippon Steel’s $15B purchase of US Steel closes — with big role for Trump (opens New York Post)

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    The measures agreed to represent an unusual level of control conceded by the companies to the government to save the deal, after a rocky path to approval spurred by high-level political opposition.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The bid by Nippon Steel was buffeted by national security concerns and presidential politics, delaying the transaction for more than a year after U.S. Steel shareholders approved it.

  11. Spotlight PA

    US Steel deal finalized following security agreement (opens Spotlight PA)

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    Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel did not list the full terms of the deal, and did not release a national security agreement struck with Trump's administration.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Nippon Steel closes $14.1 billion acquisition of US Steel (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The closing brings to an end an 18-month effort to combine the American and Japanese steelmakers.

  13. CNN

    Iconic US Steel now 100% owned by Japan’s Nippon Steel, despite past Trump opposition (opens CNN)

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    Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might.

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