The Trump administration is considering a plan to spur domestic factory construction using a $550B investment fund from Japan, The Wall Street Journal’s Brian Schwartz and Gavin Bade report. The plan would give priority to sectors like semiconductors and critical minerals, offering preferential treatment and access to federal resources. It comes as the president has secured a government stake in Intel (INTC), negotiated a “golden share” in U.S. Steel (X), and persuaded chip companies to give the U.S. a cut of certain sales to China.
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