Nippon Steel exec to meet U.S. officials over U.S. Steel buyout plan

A Nippon Steel Corp. executive is set to meet senior U.S. government officials on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to advance its plan to acquire United States Steel Corp., which Washington is aiming to block, sources familiar with the matter said.Nippon Steel Vice President Takahiro Mori is expected to hold talks in Washington with members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which investigates potential national security risks associated with inbound investment deals, the sources said.The move comes as President Joe Biden's administration is reportedly in the final…READ FULL ARTICLE