We recently published a list of 15 AI News Updates Wall Street Is Monitoring. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) stands against other AI news updates Wall Street is monitoring.
AI companies in the United States, many of whom have extensive business relations in China, are waiting anxiously for President-elect Donald Trump to assume office and announce possible changes to American policies towards China that will provide greater clarity on future US trade with the Asian country. Top executives from US-based firms were in China recently to meet with Chinese business leaders amid rumors of a massive spike in tariffs on goods being imported to Washington from Beijing. Latest reports from news platform Axios contend that Donald Trump is considering the appointment of an AI czar in the White House to coordinate federal policy and governmental use of artificial intelligence
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Per the report, billionaire Elon Musk, who has publicly backed Trump during the 2024 election and is rumored to have a key influence over the President-elect on AI policy, will not be the AI czar. However, the report adds that Musk is nevertheless expected to be involved in shaping the future of the debate and use cases related to AI. xAI, the AI startup Musk founded in 2023, recently raised $5 billion in a funding round. The latest round of funding brought the valuation of the startup to over $50 billion. xAI is competing with OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker with a valuation of more than $157 billion.
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) markets key technologies for smart devices. On November 26, the company announced that it had finalized a deal with the US government on terms to award the company up to $7.86 billion in direct funding for its commercial semiconductor manufacturing projects under the US CHIPS and Science Act. The award will support Intel’s previously announced plans to advance semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging projects at its sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon. Intel also plans to claim the US Treasury Department’s Investment Tax Credit, which is expected to be up to 25% of qualified investments of more than $100 billion.
Overall, INTC ranks 8th on our list of AI news updates Wall Street is monitoring. While we acknowledge the potential of INTC as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than INTC but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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