By Lee Samaha, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-05-01 17:57:00
oracle (NYSE:ORCL) The stock plunged a few days ago following a Wall Street Journal report Report claims that its key partner, OpenAI, was missing internal targets and that some of its executives, including CFO Sarah Friar, had expressed concerns about its spending. Fast forward to today and Friar spoke with Bloombergclaiming that the company has actually exceeded expectations. That was enough to send Oracle shares up more than 7% as of 12:30 p.m. today.
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