Trump seeks government stakes in Intel and Micron via CHIPS Act subsidies, while Cato Institute criticizes the involvement.
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Updated Aug 27
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What happened
Trump seeks government stakes in Intel and Micron via CHIPS Act subsidies, while Cato Institute criticizes the involvement.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The Trump administration is reportedly buying stakes in private companies, including Intel, while the Cato Institute monitors these actions.Sub-event
Trump seeks government stakes in Intel and Micron through CHIPS Act subsidies.1 source
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Trump and the Administration are involved in various equity investments and monitoring of major tech companies, including Micron, Intel, IBM, and quantum computing firms.Also in this story
- Andrei Shleifer took an $8.9 billion stake in Intel and formalized arguments for a sovereign wealth fund plan.
- The Trump administration is using executive orders to establish government stakes in private companies.
- Donald Trump and Paul Pelosi invested in the same 10 technology stocks, including Intel.
- Apple allegedly forced Micron to reduce memory prices while Micron invests in Trump accounts to support U.S. semiconductor leadership.
The entities involved
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Micron Technology
American multinational corporation based in Boise, Idaho
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Intel
American multinational technology company
Related events
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- Intel is expanding U.S. factories with investments from the Trump administration, navigating fierce competition from companies like Nvidia and AMD.
- Donald Trump plans a meeting with AI providers, involving Nvidia and Apple Inc. in the tech sector.
- Micron benefits from Trump-era tariffs and onshoring trend.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- breitbart.com
- Yahoo FinanceThis week in Trumponomics: A government hedge fund? Investors momentarily lost their minds on Aug. 22 when President Trump confirmed that the US government was planning to take a 10% stake in chip gi
- InvestopediaNew Chip Deals Are Starting to Look More Sticks Than Carrots. What That Means for Chipmakers Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration is exploring how the U.S. could receive eq
- TipRanksTrump Trade: SoftBank makes Intel investment as Nvidia preps new chip Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and poli
- BarchartThe Trump Admin Could Soon Invest in Intel. How Should You Play INTC Stock Here? Intel (INTC) shares jumped as much as 8% on Friday following reports that President Donald Trump’s administration is c
- Yahoo FinanceIntel stock rises on report Trump administration eyes stake in company Intel stock (INTC) rose more than 3% at the start of trading Friday following a report that the US government is considering tak