{"id":4443,"date":"2026-05-22T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/which-company-will-the-u-s-government-take-a-stake-in-next\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:08:15","slug":"which-company-will-the-u-s-government-take-a-stake-in-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/which-company-will-the-u-s-government-take-a-stake-in-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Which company will the U.S. government take a stake in next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108243546\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Quantum stocks jumped this week on news that the U.S. government was taking equity stakes in nine companies, including <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">IBM<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, as President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration continues to acquire shares of private sector companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So where might the government take its shopping cart next? Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi are putting money on the question.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Traders place 32% odds that IonQ will get a government stake in 2026. <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\">IonQ<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> was one of the quantum computing companies that wasn&#8217;t part of the Thursday announcement, but its stock still jumped more than 12% on the news. Shares then rose more than 7% on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Also on the list is Anduril Industries, which traders give a 31% chance of getting a U.S. government stake this year.<\/p>\n<p>Anduril is a privately-owned defense technology company based in California. Last week, the company unveiled a new funding round that doubled its valuation to $61 billion. The Palmer Luckey company has worked with the Trump administration closely, including on the proposed &#8220;Golden Dome&#8221; missile defense system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, traders place 28% odds that <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-8\">Micron Technology<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> gets a U.S. government stake. Shares of Micron have surged more than 160% in 2026 thanks to a memory shortage due to the artificial intelligence buildout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The contracts only are resolved to &#8220;yes&#8221; if an official announcement is made or verified by the company or a government agency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In August, around the same time when the U.S. stake in <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-10\">Intel<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> was first revealed, there were reports that the government was considering taking a stake in Micron. However, that proposal didn&#8217;t come to fruition, and the White House said it wouldn&#8217;t seek stakes in chip companies increasing investment in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Micron, Anduril and IonQ couldn&#8217;t be immediately reached for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship that includes customer acquisition and a minority investment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025. 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