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Intel shares surged 11% Thursday, continuing their meteoric rise after President Trump said that the company had secured a deal to supply chips to Apple.

Why it matters: Intel has been scrambling to reinvent itself as a chip foundry, making components for external customers — and its moment might've finally arrived in the form of a global shortage that's jolting device prices.