Intel Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Three major U.S. stock indices hit records in trading on September 18, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/frs-ssa-vpervye-v-2025-godu-snizila-stavku-cto-budet-s-akciami">cut</a> interest rates for the first time this year. Investors were buoyed on Thursday by a deal between Nvidia and Intel, under the terms of which the former <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nvidia-investiruet-v-intel-5-mlrd-v-ramkah-ii-sotrudnicestva-akcii-intel-vzleteli">will invest</a> $5 billion in the latter.

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The administration of US President Donald Trump has made an unprecedented deal with Intel - the government becomes the owner of almost 10% of the company's shares. This is not the first time that the American authorities have entered into the capital of companies in distress, but it is the first time when there is no economic crisis in the country.

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Apple Inc.

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Nvidia shares lost 3.5% after a weak report on key AI chips and uncertainty over exports to China. Intel warned that having a new shareholder - the US government - could complicate the company's overseas business. Figma's quotes collapsed after neutral Wall Street estimates, analysts consider the company's shares overvalued. Core inflation in the U.S. in July rose at the fastest pace in five months. About the main events from August 25 to 29 - in our review.

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Dell Technologies Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Etsy, Inc.

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Wall Street hit all-time highs amid upward revisions to US GDP and expectations of a Fed rate cut, but investors are cautiously awaiting key inflation data. Meanwhile, Dell shares fell more than 5% after a weak earnings forecast despite a rise in AI server sales. Intel said it received $5.7 billion from the U.S. government in a deal that is raising questions among investors. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of August 29.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Donald Trump's administration could acquire stakes in companies from other sectors of the economy, Scott Bessent allowed

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Northrop Grumman Corporation

OpenAI risks postponing restructuring until next year due to protracted negotiations with Microsoft. The U.S. is discussing the expansion of the role of the state in strategic industries: after receiving a 10% stake in Intel, the authorities are considering the possibility of participation in the capital of defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin. On the commodity markets, the pressure is intensified by the forecast of Goldman Sachs: by the end of 2026, the oil surplus may reach 1.8 million barrels per day, which will bring down the price of Brent. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of August 27.

The Boeing Company

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

On Friday, August 22, Intel officially <a href="https://newsroom.intel.com/corporate/intel-and-trump-administration-reach-historic-agreement">confirmed</a> that the U.S. government received 9.9% of the company and became its largest shareholder. Measures of this kind are usually taken in crisis situations, when the collapse threatens entire industries. This was the case, for example, with General Motors and Chrysler in 2009 - then the Obama administration bought their shares to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-21/heres-why-you-dont-want-the-trump-administration-to-buy-stock-in-intel">save</a> 1.9 million jobs. Intel employs 96,000 people and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-is-cutting-more-jobs-ceo-tan-tries-fix-manufacturing-missteps-2025-07-24/">will</a> have 75,000 by the end of the year - a significant reduction, but not a national disaster. Yes, the computer giant has been making serious losses lately, but it has already raised $2 billion from Softbank and is now <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/intel-investors-equity-softbank-trump.html">looking for</a> other big investors. The point seems to be different: Intel is virtually the only U.S. company capable of producing state-of-the-art computer chips, and this production is exactly what the government does not want to lose.<br>

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The US will become the chipmaker's largest shareholder as a result of the deal

Intel has warned of risks due to the US government's acquisition of 10% of its shares

Spotify Technology S.A.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

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