It’s not just the U.S.: Around the world, doors are shutting on Chinese investment

Editor’s note: This article shows the (Peter) Navarro-ization of the world. “Death by China” is now implicitly accepted in the western world.  As the United States grew more hostile toward Chinese investment in the country this year by blocking a handful of high-profile deals, many investors and advisers were confident China would find opportunities elsewhere. [Andrew…

Nucor Announces Plans to Expand Sheet Mill in Kentucky

Editors note: Nucor is a CPA member. CHARLOTTE, N.C., PRNewswire — Nucor Corporation’s Board of Directors approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill located in Ghent, Kentucky.  This investment will increase the production capability from 1,600,000 tons to approximately 3,000,000 tons annually and will increase the…

Nucor’s Charleston-area steel mill was doing fine without tariffs, better with them

Editors note: Dan DiMicco is CPA’s Chairman as well as former CEO of Nucor. Nucor is a CPA member who has experienced tremendous growth already due to the tariffs, along dozens of other CPA members. Berkeley County steelmaker Nucor Corp. was having a pretty good year before President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported aluminum and steel in March. [David Wren…