Intel Corporation: The $100 Billion Question — What Is Intel in 2026?
Intel is not a company that has lost its way. It is a company in the middle of redefining what it is — simultaneously an IDM, a contract foundry, and a national industrial asset.
Intel is not a company that has lost its way. It is a company in the middle of redefining what it is — simultaneously an IDM, a contract foundry, and a national industrial asset.
Most companies that say they need more innovation do not lack ideas. Their system is stuck at one stage: finding the right problems, converting ideas into funded offers, or scaling what works. Seven cases, from Corning to Xerox, show why R&D spending will not tell you which.
Europe is bracing for a China shock the data says is landing elsewhere. EU imports from China are up 42% since 2019, yet total EU imports rose just 4%. The real damage is in South-east Asia, China's own factories and input dependency, and the surplus may already have peaked.