The Trump Tariff Twist That Has Cost U.S. Steel $5.7 Billion
- Older mills unable to compete as output soared, demand fell
- Nucor’s cheaper-to-run electric-arc furnaces hold their own
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel have sped the decline of some of the U.S. mills he vowed to help.