The Trump administration will soon ensure that its 50% steel tariffs, which have threatened to make everything containing steel more expensive, will apply to your next fridge or dishwasher.

China churned out a lot less steel in May compared to the previous year as mills responded to the government’s pledge to cut production.

President Trump on Friday cleared the way for Japan-based Nippon Steel to potentially acquire U.S. Steel, though details about the structure of the deal — including a possible "golden share" held by the federal government — remain unclear.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement.

The first concern will be financing, necessary to fund both the all-cash acquisition and the promised investments, which range from upgrades to existing plants to a new steel mill

President Trump signs executive order allowing U.S. Steel partnership with Japan's Nippon Steel, with an $11 billion investment commitment.

By Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Shares of U.S. Steel dipped after a Nippon Steel executive told the Japanese Nikkei newspaper that its planned takeover of the company required "a degree of management freedom" to go ahead,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Appeals court on Friday extended a pause in litigation between Nippon Steel and the Trump administration as the two sides put the finishing touches on an agreement that would allow the Japanese steelmaker to acquire U.S. Steel.