Overview

• Bloomberg cited anonymous informed sources saying the Trump administration is negotiating to take an ownership stake in Intel as part of an industrial policy push.
• The discussions reportedly stem from a White House meeting earlier this week between President Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
• Intel declined to confirm the reports and the White House told CNBC that without an official announcement such talks should be treated as speculation.
• Intel’s share price surged roughly 7–9%, temporarily lifting its market value above $100 billion after the Bloomberg report.
• Sources say any government investment would aim to secure Intel’s delayed Ohio mega-factory and strengthen domestic high-end chip capacity, though size and terms remain undisclosed.