--President Joe Biden has decided to block Nippon Steel's planned acquisition of United States Steel, Washington Post reported late Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
--Biden chose to block the acquisition despite efforts by some of his senior advisers to sway him in recent days, the Post report said.
--An announcement on the decision from the White House is planned as soon as Friday, the Post report said.
Full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/02/biden-blocks-nippon-us-steel-deal/
Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com
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