Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said a lot in a lengthy Monday press conference. Amid the rhetoric was some hope for U.S. Steel investors.

"I already initiated my investigation on how to import dogs from Japan," Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Goncalves said. "I'll go after him personally and I'll take his last penny, his house, his car and his dog.

There’s renewed uncertainty over U.S. Steel’s future after President Biden decided to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition bid, worth over $14 billion, citing national security.