Nippon Steel goes on PR counteroffensive to defend U.S. Steel deal

Market grows skeptical of acquisition as labor opposition threatens government review

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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, has expressed skepticism about Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel, which is opposed by the United Steelworkers union. © Reuters

AZUSA KAWAKAMI and YUJI OHIRA, Nikkei staff writers

NEW YORK/TOKYO -- Nippon Steel is fighting to make up lost ground in the public relations campaign for its planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, as labor opposition and an unfriendly political environment sow doubt about whether the deal will go through.

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