Intel climbs 14% on report of Apple talks, hits new all-time high
Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on January 22, 2026.
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Intel Shares rose 14% to an all-time high on Tuesday as the chipmaker continued its historic rise since April.
Jump is coming Bloomberg report HE Apple is in talks with Intel and SAMSUNG The iPhone manufacturer, which will produce the main processors for its devices in the USA, has been dependent on chips from the USA for a long time. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Intel and Samsung declined to comment on the report. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
This increase follows Intel’s best month on Nasdaq in 55 years. The stock rose 114% in April, pushing the company’s market value to more than $470 billion.
Several major partnerships helped fuel the rise. US semiconductor company announces expansion of partnership Googleand plans to join Elon Musk’s team Terafab project In April.
Intel also announced last month that it would buy back the 49% stake it does not own in its Fab 34 chip facility in Ireland for $14.2 billion.
The rise of artificial intelligence has led to a resurgence in demand for Intel’s central processing units. In the company’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Lip-Bu Tan called CPUs “the indispensable foundation of the AI era.”
This increase marks a sharp turnaround for the chip maker, which has struggled to keep up with the AI race due to major production delays. The company is now up over 330% since the US government took a 10% stake in the company last August and invested $8.9 billion.
Nvidia It also helped turn the stock around after announcing a $5 billion investment in September.
President Donald Trump praised the stock’s climb last week.
Trump wrote in his message: “Intel Shares continue to rise. I am proud of this Company because I take responsibility for the fact that the United States has generated over $30 Billion in revenue in the last 90 days on this stock alone.” Real Social post.
“Congratulations to Intel for doing such a great job, and more importantly, congratulations to the people of the United States for making such a good investment!”
— CNBC’s Sawdah Bhaimiya contributed to this report.
Intel’s 3-month stock chart.
