Gov. Mike DeWine downplayed concerns about potential job losses in Ohio if Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. follows through on its plan to acquire U.S. Steel and relocate its headquarters to Pittsburgh. While acknowledging that downtown Cleveland could feel the impact, DeWine said the state's steel industry would remain strong.

USW and Cleveland-Cliffs seek dismissal of U.S. Steel lawsuit, citing free speech in opposing Nippon Steel merger on national security grounds.

United Steelworkers President David McCall filed a motion to dismiss U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel's lawsuit against him, the union said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK -- At the center of the legal battle over Nippon Steel's planned purchase of U.S. Steel is a pair of strong personalities: Eiji Hashimoto, the Nippon Steel CEO who once sued key customer Toyota Motor, and Lourenco Goncalves, the blunt-spoken CEO of rival steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs.