What an Apple deal to buy Intel chips would mean for the iPhone maker

Cnbc · May 08, 2026 · 623 words · By Jeff Marks

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

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What happened

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

Why it matters

Stocks are rallying to another new record high on Friday, capping off a week in which the S & P 500 gained more than 2%.

Common ground

Once again, AI-related technology stocks are dominating the conversation.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Another report to keep an eye on is the April retail sales?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “Another report to keep an eye on is the April retail sales.”

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Claim 2: “Qnity Electronics reports before the opening bell on Tuesday”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Qnity Electronics reporting earnings on Tuesday.

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Claim 3: “Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch”

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Three separate web search results explicitly state that the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch every weekday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
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Claim 4: “If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.”

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Claim 5: “The Wall Street Journal reported it [Intel] had reached a preliminary deal with Apple to make chips for some of its devices.”

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Multiple independent sources (including a direct mention of the Wall Street Journal report) confirm that Intel and Apple reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture chips for Apple devices.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple AAPL 1.82% and Intel INTC 13.29% have reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture some of the chips that power Apple devices, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-intel-have-reached-preliminar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Intel has reached a preliminary deal with Apple to make some of the chips that power the iPhone maker's devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, in a major boost for the chipmaker's ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-intel-have-reached-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple and Intel have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement for the chipmaker to produce components for Apple hardware. This marks a potential return to collaboration after Apple's successful tran…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/a…

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Claim 6: “On Apple's earnings call last week, outgoing CEO Tim Cook explained that its primary supply constraint right now was the availability of the advanced nodes on which its SOCs (system-on-chip) are produced”

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Multiple sources confirm Tim Cook's statement during an earnings call that the primary supply constraint was the availability of advanced nodes for SOC production.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company faces supply constraints for its device processors. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/apple-exp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Cook also said during the earnings call that the 3nm node was "gating the Q2 supply," and that's the direct result of the Q1 demand being so high. Basically, TSMC's 3nm capacity is choked at the m…
https://wccftech.com/apple-concedes-it-entered-the-new-year-…

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web search NEUTRAL — “The primary constraint is the availability of the advanced nodes our SoCs are produced on, not memory,” said CEO Tim Cook during the recent earnings call. “I believe it will take several months to re…
https://sammyguru.com/samsung-apple-diversify-chip-supply/

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Claim 7: “In a session when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower, tech surged more than 2.2%”

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The search results provide general definitions of technology and company profiles, but no specific market data regarding a session where the Dow was lower and tech surged 2.2%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [1] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [2][…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 29, 2026 · Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change manipulation of the human environment. From hand …
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web search NEUTRAL — MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future.
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Claim 8: “Stocks are rallying to another new record high on Friday, capping off a week in which the S & P 500 gained more than 2%.”

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The provided search results discuss general S&P 500 historical averages and general index overviews, but do not provide the specific weekly percentage gain or record high for the specific Friday mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — From 1945 through April 2026, the S&P 500 has gained an average of about 2% from May to October, according to data from Fidelity. That compares with an average gain of about 7% from November ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/s-p-500-nasdaq-end-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — SPX | A complete S&P 500 Index index overview by MarketWatch. View stock market news, stock market data and trading information.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/spx

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web search NEUTRAL — Get historical data for the S&P 500 INDEX (^SPX) on Yahoo Finance. View and download daily, weekly or monthly data to help your investment decisions.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^SPX/history/

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Claim 9: “Next week is a slower earnings week , with only 9 S & P 500 companies scheduled to report.”

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The search results discuss various earnings weeks (one mentioning 94 companies, another mentioning 222), but none confirm a specific upcoming week with only 9 S&P 500 companies reporting.

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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 earnings accelerate as 94 companies report this week, with Tesla in focus.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bill_stone/2026/04/20/markets-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Each week the StarMine Earnings Surprise Forecast is published as part of the This Week in Earnings report. The forecast shows the S&P 500 companies with significant positive and negative Predicted Su…
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web search NEUTRAL — Busiest Earnings Week. Please click here for a chart of S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the stock market is …
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/222-500-sp-companies-report-e…

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Claim 10: “the April CPI and PPI reports [are next week]”

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Claim 11: “Bloomberg reported that Broadcom held talks with private credit lender s, including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone , over a roughly $35 billion financing deal.”

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Multiple sources (including Bloomberg and Investing.com) report that Broadcom held talks with Apollo Global Management and Blackstone for a financing deal of approximately $35 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are among private credit lenders involved in talks with chipmaker Broadcom Inc. over a roughly $35 billion financing, the latest indication that ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/apollo-bl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com -- Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are in discussions with Broadcom Inc. regarding approximately $35 billion in financing to support the chipmaker's artificial ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/apollo…

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Claim 12: “Cisco Systems and Applied Materials [are reporting next week]”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the reporting schedule for Cisco Systems and Applied Materials for the specified week.

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Claim 13: “Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike both made new highs for 2026”

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The search results provide company overviews and stock quotes for Palo Alto Networks, but do not confirm that both companies reached new highs for '2026' (which is a future date relative to standard training data, but not confirmed in the provided live evidence).

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web search NEUTRAL — Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The core product is a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-base…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto_Networks

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web search NEUTRAL — Platformization empowers you to harness AI-ready infrastructure. And leverage services powered by Precision AI® to keep everything secure. Drive innovation and digital transformation with AI. Proactiv…
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PANW/?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Claim 14: “Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.”

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