Softbank owns a majority stake in Arm. Arm-based chips dominate the smartphone market, and they're starting to compete with Intel in PCs and servers as well. Arm doesn't sell chips directly, instead licensing its designs and intellectual property to companies including Apple, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and many others.

In a just-breaking development, Bloomberg reports the Trump administration may take a 10% stake in Intel ( INTC -3.71%) -- which perversely is down 3.9% on the news, at least as of 12:35 p.m. ET. Probably not the reaction that either the Trump administration or Intel itself anticipated.

Intel Corp. shares jumped in after-hours trading Monday after the chipmaker announced a $2 billion investment by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp.

Shining a Spotlight on Intel Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has emerged from the shadows of its semiconductor rivals, capturing the attention of investors and policymakers alike. After years of struggling to keep pace with competitors like Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM),

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) shares are trading higher Tuesday after it was announced that Softbank will invest $2 billion in the company.

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Intel looks to be set to get the U.S. government as a shareholder. The Trump administration could pursue equity stakes in other companies including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Enthusiasm for a potential U.S. government stake in Intel Corp. is pushing the chip maker's stock toward its best week in 50 years. Intel shares were up 6.8% in Friday trading, on top of a 7.4% rise in Thursday's session.

The stock closed nearly 7% higher Tuesday after Japan’s SoftBank (JP:9984) agreed to invest $2 billion in

While chip stock Intel ($INTC) was riding high on a big new infusion of cash from SoftBank ($SFTBY), the high proved to be a good exit point for a