U.S. Steel shares rose after CNBC reported that Cleveland-Cliffs is partnering with Nucor for a possible bid to buy U.S. Steel.

Cliffs is partnering with peer Nucor to prepare a potential bid for U.S. Steel, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Cleveland-Cliffs would purchase U.S. Steel in an all-cash deal,

Lourenco Goncalves, the CEO of Ohio-based steelmaker Cleveland Cliffs, said in a news conference Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, that he wanted to make a new bid for U.S. Steel, which accepted the buyout offer from Nippon in 2023 after it rejected an offer by Cleveland-Cliffs.