Trump administration weighs 10% stake in Intel
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Intel stock was down 3.9% after Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration could convert Chips Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intel.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed discussions between the US and Intel Corp. for the government to take a stake in the chipmaker, casting the plan as a bid to convert Chips and Science Act grants into equity.
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Intel shares jumped after SoftBank said it would put $2 billion into the struggling chipmaker amid reports the U.S. government is considering a stake.
The Trump administration wants a return on money the struggling semiconductor maker gets under the Biden-era CHIPS Act.
Intel shares fell 3.7% on Monday, after reports that Trump administration officials are talking about taking a 10% stake in the chip maker. The move would be part of a government effort to save the embattled company and boost semiconductor manufacturing in the U.
The shares of the chip giant lost 60% of their value last year as it could not gain traction in the artificial intelligence (AI) market, which is dominated by Nvidia
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) were on track to snap six days of gains, as the stock fell more than 2.7% to $23.92 in Monday afternoon trade. The chipmaker gained more than 23% in the last six trading sessions.