Intel Corporation

Duolingo, Inc.

Nebius Group N.V.

US President Donald Trump has nominated a candidate to the Federal Reserve Board, and, according to Bloomberg, has decided on a favorite for the post of the head of the regulator. The head of Intel has disagreements not only with Trump, who has demanded his resignation, but also with some members of the company's board of directors, WSJ found out. Arkady Volozh's Nebius shares soared nearly 20% after the strong report. Pinterest's stock plummeted due to weak earnings and lower advertising budgets in the US. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of August 8.

Highlights for the morning: Trump's Fed nominee, Intel chief's troubles, Nebius' rise

So far, Trump has only formally announced a nominee for the regulator's board of governors

Trump's team has decided on a favorite to become Fed chairman - Bloomberg


Raiffeisen Bank International AG

OTP Bank Nyrt.

The U.S. condition for the meeting is for Putin to agree to talk to Zelensky, according to a Bloomberg source

Trump and Putin could meet for the first time since 2019. How are traders preparing for it?

U.S. President Donald Trump on social network TruthSocial demanded that Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/intel-naznacil-novogo-gendirektora-akcii-vzleteli">appointed</a> to the post in March, resign due to a "serious conflict of interest."

Trump has called for Intel's CEO to resign. Shares plummeted

US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a face-to-face meeting in the coming days - for the first time since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began. This was officially confirmed by Moscow,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e61efa87-51db-4fed-b2ef-c2e3cb46cf60">reports </a>FT.

Face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin will take place in the coming days, Moscow has confirmed

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Tokyo Electron Limited

At this stage, large chip manufacturers with plants in the US are winning, but they cannot do without Japanese equipment

Trump's plans to impose 100% chip duties hit Japanese giants, TSMC on the plus side

Organizing talks on such short notice will be difficult, CNN's White House source says

Trump plans to meet with Putin next week on Ukraine - NYT

Apple Inc.

New investment could soften White House criticism over Apple assembling iPhones in India, analysts say

'Cook extends an olive branch to Trump': Apple to announce new investment in US

US President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-the-russian-federation/">signed</a> an executive order imposing an additional duty on goods from India over Russian oil purchases.&nbsp;

Trump imposes additional duty on imports from India over Russian oil purchases


McDonald's Corporation

Uber Technologies, Inc.

The Walt Disney Company

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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US President Donald Trump says he will announce duties on imports of semiconductors and pharmaceuticals within the next week. "We want them manufactured in the United States,"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/05/trump-says-pharma-tariffs-could-eventually-reach-up-to-250percent.html">announced</a>&nbsp;Trump in an interview with CNBC.&nbsp;&nbsp;