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Marilyn Geewax talks with former classmates Marcia Stanton (left) and Mary Ann Brayer during a pre-reunion party at a home in Poland, Ohio, in July.

A High School Reunion Reveals: When Steel Mills Fell Silent, Fates Got Flipped

Sep 03, 2018
Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation.
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Business
Steelworkers leave a plant at the end of their shift in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1947. Employment in the industry has declined by 80 percent from its peak six decades ago, according to author Douglas Irwin.

Protection For The Steel Industry Is As Old As America

Apr 24, 2018
The U.S. steel industry has enjoyed protection from foreign competitors since the 1790s. It says new import tariffs are actually just leveling the playing field and shouldn't be labeled "protection."
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Politics
Carl Icahn quit his job as a special adviser to the president in August of last year, hours before an article about the conflicts of interest created by his advisory role published in <em>The New Yorker.</em>

Before Trump Announced Tariffs, Icahn Sold Off Millions In Steel-Related Stocks

Mar 03, 2018
A special adviser to the president until August 2017, Carl Icahn has earlier said he never had access to nonpublic information or profited from his onetime position in the administration.
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The Two-Way
A worker cuts steel in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province. President Trump said Thursday that he plans to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum.

Trump Plan To Impose Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Raises Trade War Fears

Mar 01, 2018
The president promised steel and aluminum executives that he will levy tariffs on imports of their products in coming weeks. The tariffs will be 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for aluminum.
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Business
A worker builds an aircraft engine at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Sept. 6, 2016. Aerospace is among the manufacturing sectors that could be affected by import tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Trump Trade Action Could Boost Steel And Aluminum Makers, Hurt Other Industries

Feb 23, 2018
President Trump is weighing tariffs or quotas on steel and aluminum imports. But a backlash is brewing by aerospace companies and other manufacturers, who say such moves will drive up costs.
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Politics
President Trump and first lady Melania Arrive At Orly Airport on Thursday in Paris. Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he was considering tariffs on steel imports.

Trump Hints At New Limits On Steel Imports

Jul 13, 2017
President Trump is warning that he may slap new restrictions on steel imports, relying on a seldom-used law designed to protect domestic industries deemed vital to national security.
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The Two-Way

U.S. Steel Says China Is Using Cyber Stealth To Steal Its Secrets

Apr 29, 2016
The steelmaker is asking a U.S. agency to investigate its claims that the Chinese government not only dumps steel at unfair prices, but also uses computer hackers to steal intellectual property.
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The Two-Way
A worker stokes a burning cauldron at a steel mill in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province in 2011. Chinese steelmakers are overproducing, hurting prices and jobs, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says.

World's Steel Makers To China: Time To Cut The Glut

Apr 20, 2016
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says the United States will join other nations in trying to curb China's steel output. Chinese steelmakers are overproducing, hurting prices and jobs, she says.
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Around the Nation
A blast furnace is in production at Fairfield Works in Fairfiled, Ala., in this undated photo.

Concerned Workers Face Dwindling Industry And Layoffs With A Steely Resolve

Jan 06, 2016
Steelworkers in Birmingham, Ala., are trying to figure out a new future now that U.S. Steel, one of the last major steel-making operations in the South, has closed.
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The Two-Way
Fairfield Works is located in Fairfield, a suburb of Birmingham, Ala.

U.S. Steel To End Steelmaking Operations At Storied Alabama Plant

Aug 17, 2015
The company is closing the blast furnace at the plant near Birmingham, which once rolled steel for ships during World War I and was the center of the city's steel industry.
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