Intel in 2018 – missing CEO, vanishing 10nm node, but record revenue

Well, 2018 has been quite the year for Intel. And if I'm being honest, I don’t mean that in an overwhelmingly positive way. Certainly from a PR point of view things have been very, very difficult for the chip-making monster, with losing a CEO and almost an entire manufacturing process node too. Intel has also lost its place as the biggest semiconductor company on the planet too, with Samsung taking over this year. How very careless... But that’s not to say that 2018 hasn’t still been a very successful year for Intel from a financial point of view. It’s share price has gone up and down, as the markets will, and has ended up at practically the same place it started the year. Which, considering what a volatile year it's been for the big tech companies that can almost be considered a win on its own. Intel has also consistently reporting record revenue figures for three consecutive financial quarters this year, and has been raising its expected 2018 revenue forecast after every quarter’s results have been posted.