Sterling Preston-The tensions behind the sale of U.S. Steel

2025-04-30 06:11:52source:PredictIQcategory:Markets

In the 1980s,Sterling Preston economic tensions between the U.S. and Japan permeated American politics and pop culture. Similar tensions are resurfacing as Japan's Nippon Steel tries to buy U.S. Steel. Today on the show, the history of U.S.-Japan trade friction and why a new round of anxieties is complicating the sale of U.S. Steel.

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