Japan's Nippon Steel is committed to its $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel and is confident of completing it by year-end, a senior executive said, despite strong U.S. opposition including from President-elect Donald Trump.

Almost a year after Nippon Steel announced its takeover plan, hefty political hurdles remain. President-elect Donald Trump this week repeated his opposition to the sale of U.S. Steel, saying he’d instead use tariffs and tax incentives to revitalize the American steelmaker.

"I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. Nippon Steel hopes to close the deal before Trump retakes the White House on Jan.

Donald Trump doesn't care much about free market principles or the limits of government power. But he should pay attention to this signal from the stock market.

President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., and he’s pledging to use tax incentives and tariffs to strengthen the iconic American steelmaker.

President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Monday to block Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel, saying on social media he would make the once iconic company "strong and great again."

President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., and he’s pledging to use tax incentives and tariffs to strengt

Donald Trump's plan to block the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company has upset some Pennsylvania steelworkers.

U.S. Steel has warned that without the Nippon Steel investment, it could close mills and move its headquarters from Pittsburgh.

"I'm on the side of making steel. I'm on the side for making steel for whoever owns this facility," said worker Jesse Smith. "I'm partial towards it being domestic and individuals