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    Default U.S. Steel plans to lay off hundreds of workers in Michigan

    In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed on Aug. 5, the Pittsburgh-based company said it expects to let go fewer than 200 workers following its decision to halt production at the Michigan facility.

    In mid-June, the company said it would idle two blast furnaces at its Great lakes and Gary Works plants, citing lower steel prices and softening demand.



    U.S. Steel said the lay-offs at the Michigan plant could last beyond six months. They will impact nearly every area of the facility, from blast furnace to finishing operations, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.

    The lay-offs call into question claims President Donald Trump has made about the resurgence of the domestic steel industry. Last week in Pennsylvania, Trump said his 25% tariff on foreign imports has turned a "dead" business into a "thriving" enterprise.

    Domestic steel prices did rise in the immediate aftermath of Trump's tariffs. But they have fallen dramatically amid improved supplies and weakening demand from the auto and farm machinery sectors.

    Prices of hot-rolled coil are down nearly 37% from their 2018 peak.

    U.S. Steel's stock price has plunged 73% since March 1, 2018, when Trump announced his decision to crack down on foreign imports.


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    Same thing bush yelled at the beginning of his crash

    White House insists fundamentals of U.S. economy 'very strong'


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    republicans get handed a good economy and then trash it

    then a Democratic party member comes in and fixes it


    then republicans get handed a good economy and then trash it


    and repeat and repeat and repeat

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    Trump adopts familiar mantra on possible recession: fake news

    Trump and his advisers are adopting a familiar mantra when it comes to mounting concerns about the economy: It's all fake news.


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