Jim Cramer Does't Think Reports Of Intel (INTC) Asking Apple For Investment Are Serious

We recently published 15 Stocks Jim Cramer Mentioned As He Said Quantum Computing Worried Him. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been in the news throughout 2025 due to several seismic shifts, such as a new CEO and an $8.9 billion investment by the US government. In this show, Cramer discussed media reports suggesting that Intel asked Apple for an investment as well:

“Well it could be, I don’t think either company really has, it’s neither here or there, it’s just reported, I know that Intel is looking for fundraise wherever they can, that’s Lip-Bu Tan, he recognizes the balance sheet can’t sustain with what they want to do. Doesn’t mean they can’t do exactly what they’re doing now, but they have big plans. David, we’re at that moment now, where I think we should be, let’s say suspect, suspicious, of any of these things. Because, the idea that Intel is like a flailing company, the stock has moved up big. We know that they’ve got money from a bunch of people. They have government money, they have Softbank money, uh, they have NVIDIA money. I think that they could be interested in money from anyone. I don’t know why this came down to Apple. Apple does not have a close relationship with Intel.

“[When asked what it could signify] Nothing. Yes. Well I mean look, you have a picture of a cow field you know. Intel’s supposed to be building a plant. Look Intel’s a real company. It’s not a joke company. It’s got to be saved. Everyone recognizes it’s a national treasure. But we could speculate about this, I could replace that with Oracle if you wanted to. I’m being serious. I’m saying that may not be a serious story.

“Well I think Lip-Bu’s been very honest about needing more money. So I think that he would talk to anybody. Carl I think the more important story right now is that we have a wholesale rollover in speculative stocks this morning. Everyone, so it may, Intel’s obviously important because the story was broken, but everything’s down and they’re down bad. Nuclear’s down really bad, quantum’s down really bad except for IBM, everything is down that has been what I called the riskiest part of the market.”

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