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Intel (INTC.O): Spending on chip manufacturing equipment will increase by 25% year-on-year in 2026.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Nike will lay off 1,400 people, accounting for about 2% of its total employees; Nike’s technology department will lay off the most people.

Intel (INTC.O) CFO: Factories are expected to continue to increase supply in the third and fourth quarters, but the growth rate will be lower than previously expected.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Optimistic that within weeks we will be closer to peace between Israel and Lebanon.

US President Trump: I think the Lebanese and Israeli leaders will visit the White House in the next two weeks.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: Will find unconventional ways to improve manufacturing capabilities through Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Terafab project.

Following the positive earnings report, Intel (INTC.O) U.S. stocks expanded to 18% after-hours gains, while Arm (ARM.O) and AMD (AMD.O) followed suit and rose 6%.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: The accelerated deployment of artificial intelligence infrastructure has brought opportunities to the foundry business.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: Artificial intelligence is entering the real world through physical artificial intelligence, robotics and edge artificial intelligence. The CPU has once again become the basis of artificial intelligence.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: The current priority is to maximize factory output to meet demand.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: Despite improvements in factory output, demand continued to exceed supply across all businesses in the first quarter.

In the week ending April 17, foreign central banks held US$23.057 billion in US Treasury bonds, up from the previous value of US$12.276 billion.

FTSE Russell: Updated foreign ownership limits and minimum foreign position requirements for the FTSE UK Index Series, effective immediately.

Newman Mining (NEM.N): The average realized gold price in the first quarter was $4,900 per ounce.

Intel (INTC.O) CEO: Details of the Intel-Tesla deal are still being finalized.

Intel (INTC.O) CFO: It is raising chip prices to reflect rising costs, and part of the price increase will be reflected in first-quarter results.

Intel (INTC.O) forecast second-quarter revenue between $13.8 billion and $14.8 billion, beating market expectations of $13.07 billion.

US President Trump: I don’t think the Iran conflict will last long.

Intel (INTC.O) U.S. stocks rose 13% after the bell.

US President Trump: The Strait of Hormuz will be opened when an agreement is reached or other conditions are met.