Oracle Stock Surges 36% in Best Day Since 1992, Adding $244 Billion in Market Value
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Oracle's stock surged 36% in a single day, marking its best performance since 1992 and adding $244 billion in market value. The dramatic rise made founder Larry Ellison $100 billion richer, briefly positioning him as potentially the world's richest person ahead of Elon Musk, though Forbes rankings hadn't been updated to reflect this change. The company provided ambitious cloud revenue projections, forecasting $18 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue for fiscal 2026 with subsequent growth targets reaching $144 billion annually.
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Bloomberg reported that he had topped Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the world's richest person
Oracle now sees $18 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue in fiscal 2026
The company calling for the annual sum to reach $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion and $144 billion over the subsequent four years
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