US Stock Market Move | The price of CPUs will increase by another 10%. Intel Corporation (INTC.US) opened with a rise of over 6%.

On Tuesday, Intel Corporation (INTC.US) opened up over 6%, currently reported at $101.26. On the news front, Intel Corporation is restructuring the profitability of its CPU business through a combination of price increases and product line cuts. According to reports on September 8, Intel Corporation's CPUs for PCs are expected to increase in price by about 10% again on October 5, 2026. This marks the third round of price increases for Intel Corporation since the end of 2025 a roughly 10% increase in the first quarter of 2026, followed by another adjustment in July for certain consumer and server CPUs, with increases ranging from dozens to over a thousand dollars. At the same time, Intel Corporation's CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reviewing the low-margin Small Core product line, with some products possibly entering the EOL (End of Life) phase. Supply chain insiders point out that this series of actions all aim at the same goal: improving the overall gross margin and moving away from the past strategy of exchanging price for volume.