Financial risks and uncertainties surround CLF's potential acquisition of US Steel, but share buyback program offers potential returns to investors.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is partnering with Nucor Corp. to weigh a potential joint bid for United States Steel Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter. Cliffs’ top boss later confirmed his interest in the American steelmaker at a press event.

The CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is not holding back in his assessment of lawsuits filed by Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel Corp. that are aimed at salvaging a deal that has been blown up by President Joe Biden and, more broadly, political opposition.

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves on Monday expressed the company's interest in acquiring U.S. Steel at a press conference in Pennsylvania. He also attacked Japan as "evil," claiming that it taught China how to dump, build overcapacity and overproduce.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves says he has an "all-American solution" in place to buy United States Steel Corp. if a deal with Nippon Steel is abandoned.

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Monday he had a plan to buy U.S. Steel as he launched a tirade against Japan, calling the close U.S. ally “evil.”