Japan’s Nippon Blocked

Biden rejecting deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, according to reports

President Biden is reportedly blocking the deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel. CBS News contributor Javier E. David has more.

CBS News - 5d

Biden decides to block Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel: Report

The White House is expected to announce U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s $15 billion takeover bid of U.S. Steel on Friday.

CNBC - 5d

Net neutrality rules about internet speeds blocked by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court has ruled that the FCC overstepped its authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers.

CBS News - 5d

Biden expected to block $15bn takeover of US Steel

President set to kill Nippon Steel’s bid in one of his final acts in office

Financial Times - 5d

Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

The president’s announcement of the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year, is expected as soon as Friday.

The New York Times - 5d

Why Trump should switch sides on the US Steel-Nippon Steel merger (but probably won’t)

The clock is ticking on government approval for the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger, and whether short-term political buffoonery will win out over inexorable economic logic. My money is on buffoonery.

The Hill - 6d

Japan urges Australians to head off the beaten track as record numbers flood tourist hotspots

About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November last year, nearly 200,000 more than the previous record in 2019. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...

The Guardian - 6d

Activist investors give Japan a wake-up call

A critical mass of shareholder activists are forcing companies to adjust

Financial Times - 6d

EU, Japan enter new era of ties with strategic partnership

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died.

NBC News - Jan. 1

Photo shows burnt out wreckage of plane collision in Japan, not South Korea's Jeju Air crash