
United States Steel X.N rises 1% to $52.50 premarket
Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, expressed support for Nippon Steel's 5401.T $14.9 billion bid for co
Planned partnership will create ~70,000 jobs, add $14 bln to U.S. economy, Trump said
Added bulk of investment would occur in next 14 months
Nippon Steel declined to comment on investment and timeline cited by Trump
It remains unclear whether "partnership" refers to full acquisition of U.S. Steel
About 8% of X's float was sold short as of May 27, per LSEG-compiled data
YTD, X rises 53%