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Why U.S. Steel Stock Slumped Today

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U.S. Steel stock took a tumble on Thursday , trading down by 7.9% as of 12:11 p.m. ET .

President Donald J. Trump doesn't want to see the sale of the company to Japan 's Nippon Steel .

If the merger is allowed to go through, it would yield shareholders a nearly 50% profit almost immediately.

But what if the merger doesn't happen, the company would still benefit from tariffs.

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