1. Intel's third-quarter earnings exceeded expectations with a revenue increase of $800 million, totaling $13.7 billion, and a net income of $4.1 billion, marking a significant reversal from a $16.6 billion loss in the same period last year.

2. Intel secured three large investments totaling $20 billion over the last three months: $2 billion from SoftBank, a 10% equity stake from the U.S. Government worth $5.7 billion so far, and a $5 billion investment from Nvidia.

3. The company's future plans for its foundry business, which makes custom chips for customers, remain unclear despite being a focus of CEO Lip-Bu Tan and a priority for the Trump administration. Tan emphasized that Intel is actively engaging with potential customers and aims to build a world-class foundry in a long-term effort based on trust and customer satisfaction.