U.S. Steel turns to Donald Trump to save Nippon deal

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TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings you the biggest news of the day, including what investors are watching and why U.S. Steel is hoping Donald Trump can save its deal with Nippon Steel.

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00:00I'm Conway Gittins reporting from the New York Stock Exchange, here's what we're watching

00:03on the street today.

00:05Tech stocks led Tuesday's market decline as strong economic data decreased chances of

00:10a January rate cut.

00:12Growth in the massive U.S. services sector picked up in December, according to the Institute

00:16for Supply Management.

00:18Meanwhile, job openings hit a six-month high in November, according to the Labor Department.

00:23On Wednesday, investors will get minutes from the Fed's December meeting, private hiring

00:27numbers from ADP, and weekly jobless claims.

00:32In other news, the head of U.S. Steel is appealing directly to President-elect Donald Trump after

00:38the Biden administration blocked his company's sale to Nippon Steel of Japan.

00:43The outgoing Biden administration cited national security concerns for its opposition to the

00:48$14 billion sale, even though Japan is one of America's closest allies.

00:54In an interview with CNBC, CEO David Burrett urged Trump to, quote, step in now and undo

01:01the wrongful, shameful, corrupt actions of Biden.

01:05Trump doesn't officially become president until January 20.

01:08That, however, did not stop Burrett from making his pitch directly to Trump, quote, he's a

01:14smart guy.

01:15He has the opportunity to have fresh eyes and do what's right, and I believe strongly

01:20he will.

01:21Trump, however, is on record as opposing a deal that could cost U.S. jobs, something

01:27that clearly does not fit in with his Make America Great Again ethos.

01:31U.S. Steel and Nippon have filed a lawsuit claiming Biden's decision was unconstitutional.

01:38That'll do it for your daily briefing.

01:40From the New York Stock Exchange, I'm Conway Gittins with The Street.

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