Trump calls for new review of U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal

CFIUS given 45 days to make recommendations on blocked acquisition

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Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel was blocked by the Biden administration in January on national security grounds. (Photo by Yuta Suzuki)

PAK YIU

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told the country's powerful foreign-investment screener to review Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel after his predecessor had blocked the acquisition weeks before leaving office.

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