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Intel surprise for a country that obsesses over their flag and national anthem, I guess they'll be prepared to bow to dear leader soon enough - when he takes total control and guts the only American company capablegovernment of making advanced chips on Uanyone who opposes him.S. soil, said in It's sad that these twisted old men want to drag America back by a press releasehundred years to a time that the government made an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stockcannot and will never exist again, purchasing 433.3 million shares at a pricethey have some idealized version of $20.47 per share, giving it a 10% stake inwhat the companycountry should be but it never even existed when they were young. Intel noted that the price the government paid wasI would say he'll start a discountwar in order to keep power, but all the current market pricerepublicans are so subservient to him, they'll be on their knees to worship this frail clown.

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The government will also have a warrant to buy an additional 5% of Intel shares if the company is no longer majority owner of its foundry business.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html
Intel saidIt's bizarre that the U.S. government won’t have a board seat or other governance rights.

This is someone of the most bonker news I've heard.

The US gov paying billions to get shares in a company, and no board seat in return. Intel hasn't issued any dividends this year, in spitesuccessful advocates of a long standing tradition to issue quarterly dividends. The company is arguably on a downtrend with dwindlingfree market share and losing the competing battle with AMD in terms of technology.

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The Intel investment marks the latest unusual deal with U.S. companies, including a U.S. government agreement allowing AI chip giant Nvidia NVDA.Ocapitalism is choosing to sell its H20 chips to China in exchange for receiving 15%hobble some of those sales.
Other recent deals include an agreement for the Pentagon to become the largest shareholder in a small mining company, MP Materials (MP.N)
, opens new tab, to boost output of rare earth magnets and the U.S. governmentit's winning a "golden share" with certain veto rights as part of a dealmost powerful companies by forcing them to allow Japan's Nippon Steel (5401accept partial government ownership.T), opens new tab to buy U.S. Steel.

< For a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/us-take-10-equity-stake-intel-trumps-latest-corporate-move-2025-08-22/" class="ul">https://www.reuters.com/business/us-take-10-equity-stake-intel-trumps-latest-corporate-move-2025-08-22/

So the US gov under Trump is now continuingpresident that claimed to take stakes in private business... Do you think this will put the US ahead in the world arena or will they continuewant to be laggards in technology?

This is some communist North Korean or Chinese shitminimize government, it used to be mocked by Americans but apparently now dictator Trump can do whatever he likes. Maybe it should not be a surprise for a country that obsesses over their flagis sticking his fingers into even more pies and national anthem, I guess they'll be prepared to bow to dear leader soon enough - when he takes total control and gutsexpanding the cost to government of anyone who opposes him. It's sad that these twisted old men wantHe does all this to drag America back by a hundred years to a time that cannotget around proper oversight and will never exist againany votes, they have some idealized version of what the country should be but it never even existed when they were young. I would say he'll start a warby politicians in order to keep power, but all the republicans are so subservient to him, they'll be on their knees to worship this frail clownhis own party. He is crippling American ingenuity and innovation with actions like these.

This is some communist North Korean or Chinese shit, it used to be mocked by Americans but apparently now dictator Trump can do whatever he likes. Maybe it should not be a surprise for a country that obsesses over their flag and national anthem, I guess they'll be prepared to bow to dear leader soon enough - when he takes total control and guts the government of anyone who opposes him. It's sad that these twisted old men want to drag America back by a hundred years to a time that cannot and will never exist again, they have some idealized version of what the country should be but it never even existed when they were young. I would say he'll start a war in order to keep power, but all the republicans are so subservient to him, they'll be on their knees to worship this frail clown.