Intel Could Face a 'Challenging Year' in 2021, Says Morgan Stanley
Activist investor Third Point is pushing for a turnaround at Morgan Stanley wrote Wednesday that the company has a long way to go. Intel (ticker: INTC) shares retreated 1.5% to $48.63 in midday Wednesday trading. That follows a 4.9% Tuesday rally in the stock on the news that Third Point had taken a $1 billion stake. The hedge fund’s Tuesday letter reiterated several well-known concerns about Intel’s business: manufacturing issues, competition from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), talent retention, and the threat of companies such as Apple making their own chips. For those ...