White House's Hassett says government likely to continue taking stakes in companies similar to Intel deal

The government's stake in Intel is part of a broader strategy to create a sovereign wealth fund that could include more companies, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Monday.In a deal that marked a further incursion of federal involvement with private companies, the White House on Friday announced that it was taking a 10% share of the chipmaking giant. The move is worth some $8.9 billion, some of which will come from grant funding associated with the CHIPS Act while the rest will be under separa ...