Nippon Steel has no intention or need to give up on U.S. Steel: CEO

TOKYO -- Nippon Steel Chairman and CEO Eiji Hashimoto said Tuesday the company would continue to fight for a successful buyout of U.S. Steel as it has filed lawsuits against the U.S. government as well as rival steel company Cleveland-Cliffs, its CEO and the president of the United Steelworkers (USW) labor union.