Oracle stock is holding near $200 as the Fed’s end-of-year meeting looms and worries about AI spending continue

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 6:53 p.m. ET – Market closed

• Oracle shares last closed up 0.25% at $197.99; The stock last traded at $196.90 in after-hours trading. ^[1]
• Investors remain focused on Oracle’s higher spending plans for AI cloud capacity and how quickly that spending translates into profits and cash flow.
• The Fed’s Dec. 9-10 meeting minutes due Tuesday are an important near-term macro event for interest rate-sensitive tech stocks heading into year-end. ^[2]

Shares of Oracle (ORCL.N) last closed up 0.25% at $197.99 on Friday, hovering just below the $200 mark in a quiet post-holiday session. The stock last traded at $196.90 in after-hours trading. ^[3]

With just three trading days left in 2025, Oracle has become a key test of investor appetite for large-scale AI infrastructure bets. The company’s plans to expand cloud data center capacity have kept traders focused on funding needs and returns, not just revenue growth.

This is important now as liquidity typically declines towards the end of the year and small headlines can change…