The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is expected to raise national security concerns about selling the iconic steel producer to Japan’s Nippon Steel.
Category: Pennsylvania
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Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion U.S. Steel Takeover Bid Is in Peril
The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition.
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2025 Could Be a Great Time to Be President, Economically Speaking
Trends already underway make for a sunny outlook over the next few years. The question is who will get to take credit.
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Biden Policies Offer Benefits, but Little Political Payoff, in Pennsylvania
As inflation worries dominate, the Biden administration is struggling to take credit for infrastructure and industrial policy in the battleground state.
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Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
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Biden to Call for Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel Products
In a speech to union steelworkers in Pittsburgh, the president will announce several new measures meant to raise new barriers against floods of Chinese imports.
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Why Better Times (and Big Raises) Haven’t Cured the Inflation Hangover
Frustrated by higher prices, many Pennsylvanians with fresh pay raises and solid finances report a sense of insecurity lingering from the pandemic.
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The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit
The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.
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Woman Sues Tomato Company, Saying Those Weren’t San Marzanos in the Can
A federal judge said the lawsuit, in which a California woman accused Simpson Imports of using “highly misleading” packaging, could proceed. The company says its labels do not call the product “San Marzano.”
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All the Trimmings, None of the Work: Thanksgiving in a Hotel
Turkey trots, holiday-themed spa treatments and multicourse feasts for those who don’t want to lift a finger: Here are five places to spend the holiday.
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Pennsylvania Woman Is Awarded $7.1 Million in Damages From Conagra
The parent company of Pam and other well known brands was sued after a can of cooking spray exploded, causing second degree burns on a woman’s upper body, including her face and arms.