Group 1 - The U.S. government is not currently negotiating equity stakes with quantum computing companies in exchange for federal funding [2] - The denial follows reports that the Trump administration was in talks with companies such as IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum [3] - During trading, Rigetti Computing rose by 7%, IonQ by 7%, D-Wave by 13%, and Quantum Computing by 5% [3] Group 2 - The Trump administration has previously taken equity stakes in companies deemed vital to U.S. national security, including a 10% stake in Intel and a 15% stake in MP Materials [4] - Experts note that the U.S. government's increasing interest in acquiring stakes in private companies is unprecedented in recent decades [5] - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has stated that the government should benefit from a company's success, particularly when federal funds are involved [5]

Shares of Quantum Stock surging today after a report that some are in talks with the Trump administration to exchange equity stakes for federal funding. Christina Parsons Neville has more in today's tech check. Christina, >> thanks Mike.Well, the Trump administration is reportedly in talks to take equity stakes. And I say reportedly because uh you you are seeing the stock reaction in INQ, Regetti, Dwave, they're all up double digits. But we do have one outlet that is denying any of this is true at the momen ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors as part https://t.co/XzNSnuLwUH ...

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An official telling Bloomberg that the Trump administration will not seek equity stakes in chipmakers such as Micron and TSMC. If you were waiting for that because those chip makers are boosting their investments in the US, maybe Sheehy, a Bloomberg government, joins us now from Washington. To me it would seem like and I mnst write because this administration is going to want to invest in take equity stakes in American companies. Yeah, the administration has been very clear that they want to take on equity ...

Government Policy & Investment - The Trump administration is considering equity stakes in companies receiving funds from the 2022 Chips Act [1] - The administration has no plans to seek shares in bigger firms increasing their U S investments [1]