By Shan Ahmed Khan
Publication Date: 2025-12-15 13:33:00
December 15, 2025 — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) launches this week in a market mood that can best be described as “AI sobriety, with a dash of whiplash.” The shares traded around $190 on Monday following last week’s sharp selloff as investors continue to digest two big storylines: that of Oracle increasing AI/cloud backlog and the very real, very expensive Infrastructure expenditure required for deployment. [1]
Oracle stock has become the benchmark for a broader question that will concern Big Tech in 2026: When does AI spending stop looking like a moonshot and start looking like a business? Monday’s Reuters market commentary summed it up clearly: After disappointing updates from Oracle and Broadcom, the AI theme that dominated 2025 is suddenly less certain, and the move away from advanced technologies was even reflected in the performance of major indices. [2]
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