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Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund run by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold the bulk of its stock portfolio to Ken Griffin’s Citadel after being battered by heavy losses in its tech holdings, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Situational was forced to unwind most of its public equities portfolio, which included sizable holdings in several prominent AI names that have been rocked by the recent market selloff, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential. The fund was under pressure to either raise fresh capital from investors or offload its entire book, and eventually chose the latter option, the sources added.
Intel reported blowout numbers in the second quarter of 2026.
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Intel stock (INTC), which initially surged following its second quarter earnings yesterday, is trying to hold onto some of its gains Friday morning. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré and Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick to discuss Intel's earnings release, outlook, and performance of its various business segments.
Intel's stock is surging while the rest of the chip sector sits flat, and the reasons behind that split tell a much bigger story about where the semiconductor race is actually headed.
Strong demand prompts higher spending despite ongoing supply constraints
Investing.com -- The recent pullback in semiconductor stocks, driven by surging oil prices, rising bond yields and concerns over AI spending, represents a buying opportunity for the sector, Citi analysts say.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares climbed more than 4% in premarket trading on Friday after the semiconductor company posted its fastest quarterly revenue growth in over 15 years and issued stronger guidance for the current quarter, highlighting continued momentum from artificial intelligence investment. The latest results exceeded Wall Street forecasts and reinforced investor confidence that Intel’s turnaround strategy is gaining traction under Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan.
Now an AI player, the chip maker is riding strong demand from data centers and hasn’t felt the worst of the memory-chip squeeze.
Chipmaker Reports Strongest Revenue Growth in More Than 15 Years
Intel smashed Wall Street's targets for the second quarter and with its guidance for the third quarter. Intel stock jumped on the news.

Intel (INTC) reported impressive second quarter results on Thursday after the closing bell. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.42 (compared to analyst estimates of $0.21), and revenue came in at $16.1 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $14.43 billion). Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the breaking numbers.
Intel forecast quarterly profit and revenue above estimates on Thursday, boosting its spending plans over the next two years as an AI data center buildout increases demand for its central processing units (CPUs). Shares of Intel, which closed down 2.3% on Thursday, rose 5% in after-hours trading. Adjusted profit is expected to be 38 cents per share, compared with analyst estimates of 27 cents.
QCOM is set to report Q3 results with new Snapdragon launches boosting AI, PCs and smartphones, but competition and Android demand remain key challenges.
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U.S. chipmaking giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are signing longer-term purchase commitments with Chinese server customers for data-centre processors as prices surge, two people familiar with the talks said. The move highlights a broader consequence of the AI boom: demand has spread beyond AI accelerators to memory, networking gear and server processors, giving suppliers greater leverage to seek long-term purchase deals. AI data centres require not only Nvidia-style graphics processors (GPUs) but also large numbers of central processing units (CPUs) to support servers, storage, networking and inference workloads.
The chipmaker finally put a name on its foundry momentum -- two days before the report that will test it.
Revenue growth is expected to accelerate.
A major revelation from foundry giant TSMC suggests Intel could deliver stronger-than-expected results and guidance.
Intel reported its Q2 earnings after the bell on Thursday.
Intel's results on Thursday will show whether the American chip icon has the numbers to back a Wall Street rally that has sent its shares nearly three times higher this year, as its turnaround push wins over investors and the AI buildout powers demand. Investors are also eager for details on potential new customers for its contract manufacturing business, which has shown growing traction with deals including a Tesla tie-up. • Among the biggest questions for Intel is a potential deal to manufacture processors for Apple that U.S. President Donald Trump announced in April but neither company has confirmed.
SK Hynix’s U.S. shares dipped in the overnight session, following its denial.