Everyone Wants a Piece of the Thriving Steel Industry Pie
Six Months of Tariffs: Has US Steel Industry Bounced Back? The US steel industry has seen an increase in profitability this year as President Donald Trump’s Section 232 tariffs have raised US steel prices (DIA). Nucor (NUE) and Steel Dynamics (STLD) posted record earnings in the second quarter, and earnings are expected to rise even more in the third quarter.