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Hedge funder manager Paul Singer, once one of Donald Trump's harshest critics, is making up with the president-elect. Singer attended a fundraising breakfast that Trump held Wednesday at Cipriani in New York, CNBC has learned. The two are mending fences so thoroughly that sources say Singer is giving a substantial amount of money to Trump's inauguration next month....

Though Intel Corp. reported a 51% jump in net profit for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, the results still came in under Wall Street's expectations, leading to a sharp selloff in after-hours trading. The semiconductor giant also issued a forecast for the current period that disappointed investors who were already worrying about the outlook for tech in the coming year. Intel shares plunged nearly 15% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the report came out. The stock had already given up nearly 20% of its value since peaking near the $28 mark a month ago