Why Did Intel Stock Pop Friday?

Key Points TSMC is suing Intel for hiring away one of its star semiconductor engineers. Taiwan's government is investigating the hire as a criminal matter. And Intel stock is up on this news? 10 stocks we like better than Intel › Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is surging on Black Friday morning. Shares of the struggling semiconductor company are up 6.4% through 10:35 a.m. ET. And no one seems to know why. Image source: Getty Images. Intel vs. TSMC Oh, there's news on Intel, but it's not "good news ...