Netgear shares rise amid report Trump is considering action against TP-Link

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* Netgear (NASDAQ:NTGR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NTGR]) shares rose more than 6% on Thursday after Bloomberg reported the Trump administration is considering action against Chinese router maker TP-Link Systems.
* The administration is discussing whether to issue an “initial determination” that TP-Link could be a national security threat, the news outlet added [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-09/us-weighs-action-against-china-connected-router-giant-tp-link], citing people familiar with the matter. If that happens, TP-Link systems could be restricted or outright banned in the U.S.
* TP-Link and Netgear did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.
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