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Biden Set To Block US Steel Sale To Nippon Steel: Report
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 5:33pm | 473United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X) shares plunged Tuesday following a report that President Joe Biden will block the company's proposed deal with Nippon Steel. The Details: People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Biden views the sale as a national security risk. The Committee on...
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4 M&A Deals Blocked By US Presidents For The Sake Of National Security
Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 3:22pm | 476The Federal Trade and Communications Commissions are known buzzkills when it comes to blocking corporate mergers. But sometimes, in the face of extreme consequences, the role falls on a higher power. On recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the U.S. president...