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8/14/25

Intel jumps on report the US is considering taking a stake

Intel shares shot higher in late day trading after Bloomberg reported that the White House is in talks to take a stake in the once iconic American chipmaker.

Intel declined to comment on the report and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

If the government were to take a stake in Intel, it would be the latest in a series of remarkable Trump administration interventions into the US private sector that have gathered pace in recent weeks.

Last week, the Financial Times reported that chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia had secured permission to export certain chips to China — previously deemed too great of a national security risk to export to the People’s Republic — in exchange for giving the US government a 15% cut of revenues.

Last month, the US government announced plans to take a large stake in small-cap MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the US.

In June, as part of a deal to lift government national security objections to Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, the White House extracted a so-called “golden share” that would give Trump, while president, veto power over key business decisions at the steelmaker.

Trump Administration Is Said to Discuss US Taking Stake in Intel

Trump Administration Is Said to Discuss US Taking Stake in Intel

If the government were to take a stake in Intel, it would be the latest in a series of remarkable Trump administration interventions into the US private sector that have gathered pace in recent weeks.

Last week, the Financial Times reported that chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia had secured permission to export certain chips to China — previously deemed too great of a national security risk to export to the People’s Republic — in exchange for giving the US government a 15% cut of revenues.

Last month, the US government announced plans to take a large stake in small-cap MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the US.

In June, as part of a deal to lift government national security objections to Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, the White House extracted a so-called “golden share” that would give Trump, while president, veto power over key business decisions at the steelmaker.

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9/5/25

Robinhood, AppLovin, and Emcor pop on announcement of addition to S&P 500

Shares of Robinhood Markets, AppLovin, and Emcor are all rallying in post-market trading on Friday upon news that they’re being added to the S&P 500.

Shares of the brokerage popped 7.2%, the adtech company rose 7.8%, and the construction company was up a more modest 2.7% in the minutes following the announcement.

(Robinhood Markets, Inc. is the parent company of Sherwood Media, an independently operated media company subject to certain legal and regulatory restrictions.)

Strategy, another stock rumored to be in the running for inclusion in the benchmark US stock index that has been passed over, sank 2.5% in postmarket trading.

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S&P 500 falls as rate-cut optimism fizzles

The S&P 500 gave up early gains to close down 0.3%, while the Nasdaq 100 eked out a 0.1% advance and the Russell 2000 outperformed, rising 0.5%.

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9/5/25

Kenvue plunges after reports suggest RFK Jr. may try to link prenatal Tylenol use to autism

Kenvue sank 15% Friday after a WSJ report said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may attempt to link prenatal Tylenol use to autism in an upcoming government report.

Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol and formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson prior to a 2023 spin-out, pushed back, saying the science shows “no causal link” between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, and pointed to FDA and medical groups that agree on the drug’s safety.

The FDA itself has found no “clear evidence” of harm but advises pregnant women to consult providers before taking OTC meds.

The report is also expected to float a folate-derived therapy as a potential treatment.

Tylenol is just the latest well-established medication to face scrutiny under Kennedy, who has already stirred controversy by reshaping vaccine policy and amplifying doubts about mRNA shots.

Kenvue shares are now down over 18% year-to-date.

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The FDA itself has found no “clear evidence” of harm but advises pregnant women to consult providers before taking OTC meds.

The report is also expected to float a folate-derived therapy as a potential treatment.

Tylenol is just the latest well-established medication to face scrutiny under Kennedy, who has already stirred controversy by reshaping vaccine policy and amplifying doubts about mRNA shots.

Kenvue shares are now down over 18% year-to-date.

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9/5/25

Lucid surges following 6 days of losses after headlines misidentify Cantor Fitzgerald’s lower split-adjusted price target as a good thing

It’s been a shortened week, but still a rough one for Lucid. Investor blowback to the luxury EV maker’s 1-for-10 reverse stock split has sent shares to all time lows this week.

After six straight days of closing lower, Wall Street appears to have decided enough is enough and is loading up on Lucid shares on Friday, sending them up 13% in recent trading. As of 2:10pm eastern, Lucid trading volumes were at more than 240% of their 30 day average.

Some of the move could be attributed to traders reading headlines that don’t take into consideration Lucid’s reverse split. Cantor Fitzgerald on Friday slapped a new price target on Lucid of $20, compared to its previous target of $3. Some news outlets (not us!) presented that as an increase. The problem: With the 1-for-10 reverse split in effect, a comparable price target would have been $30. The new $20 target is actually... a cut.

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