The DOJ has opened up a formal antitrust probe of Nippon Steel’s (NPSCY) $1.4B deal to buy U.S. Steel (X), Politico’s Josh Sisco reports, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. It is unclear when the DOJ officially opened up the in-depth review, but it happened recently, according to the people.
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