US Steel gets a new owner

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Episode 608: Neal and Toby recap the Fed meeting where Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to hold rates steady. Then, Nippon closes its acquisition of US Steel with the US getting the rare ‘golden share’ of the deal. Also, Sam Altman is spilling the beans about Meta’s attempt to p ...  Show more

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Featuring:

Joe Deaux, Bloomberg Metals & Mining Reporter, joins us to discuss the latest on Nippon Steel's deal with US Steel.
Steven Sun, Head of Research at HSBC Qianhai, sits down with us in Hong Kong to talk about China's economy.
Prashant Bhayani, Asia C ...