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Oracle (ORCL) is back in focus after CACI International said it will help implement Oracle Fusion HCM for a 10 year, nearly US$400 million federal HR modernization contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. See our latest analysis for Oracle. For context, Oracle’s share price has just rallied 9.22% in a day and 18.25% over the past week, yet the year to date share price return is down 27.52% and the 1 year total shareholder return has fallen 43.89%. However, the 5 year total...

Federal cloud and AI contracts are on the rise. This comes as agencies race to modernize legacy systems and improve citizen services. It’s against this backdrop that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has expanded its relationship with Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM). On July 24, Salesforce announced that it has secured a 3-year agreement with the […]

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(Bloomberg) -- Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterASML Slides on Report of China Starting DUV Tool ProductionParamount, which

(Bloomberg) -- For months, Big Tech has flooded debt markets with mega bonds that were initially snatched up by investors keen to get exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. As demand wanes and bubble concerns mount, those deals are becoming harder and costlier to get over the line. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set

Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

The early earnings loser is Alphabet’s stock, Trump set to propose new tariffs, what the Fed got wrong, and more news to start your day.

Markets will be watching out for quarterly results from Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week.

Stocks fell as investors weighed AI CapEx concerns, Oracle's credit downgrade, Netflix and Tesla earnings, and upcoming Fed and Magnificent 7 reports, plus stock picks across sectors.

Federal AI contracts are pouring into enterprise software order books, and two of the sector's most beaten-down stocks are suddenly surging. Whether today's rally marks a genuine turning point or a fleeting squeeze depends on details buried inside fresh earnings reports and a blockbuster government deal.

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Oracle Powers Higher After Landing Potential $7 Billion Federal Contract

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before the open Friday as investors assess Wash

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is weak, with a shift toward ‘extremely bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.

Tech has been dropping for over a month under the weight of a host of worries. No, this agonizingly slow, tortured drawdown is because of five issues—none that haven’t been talked about plenty but laid out well by Sevens Report’s Tom Essaye. Tech has done a 180 and become a capital intensive sector, spending hundreds of billions this year alone.

A federal judge just froze David Ellison's dream of owning Hollywood's biggest studio, and the financial guarantee holding the deal together belongs to his father, whose personal fortune has been in freefall for months.

Despite rising debt levels, Oracle’s large backlog, lower valuation compared to peers, and a sector-wide increase amid lower inflation have boosted investor sentiment.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment improved to ‘bullish’ on SPY and QQQ.

Jim Cramer pinpointed a single market variable that could either unlock NVIDIA's next surge or keep the stock in check, and it has nothing to do with earnings or tariffs.

US equity futures were mixed before the open Tuesday as traders await a key inflation report and qua

CPI FIM (BDL:ORCL) has drawn attention after recent share price moves, with the stock flat over the past day but down over the past month and over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for CPI FIM. Looking beyond the latest move, CPI FIM’s 30 day share price return is down 11.11% and the 90 day share price return is down 24%, while the 3 year total shareholder return is up 98.95%. This suggests longer term holders have seen a very different experience from recent momentum. If CPI FIM’s...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures also rose Monday, with traders eyeing Fed minutes due Wednesday from Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting

CPI FIM has delivered a strong 93.6% return over the past five years, yet the current valuation checks lean cautious, with the stock recently down over shorter time frames and scoring poorly on several metrics. Around 93.6% total return over five years suggests CPI FIM has rewarded patient shareholders, even though the share price has been weak more recently. The long term story for the stock may hinge on whether CPI FIM can keep translating its assets into consistent cash flow. At the same...

SpaceX IPO buzz faded as AI volatility, hotter inflation, and a shortened trading week shifted investor focus toward earnings season

Demand for memory chips is pushing prices higher. Will AI’s promise of increased productivity come in time to temper that inflation?

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped, while tech futures plunged as Micron, Nvidia and Sandisk dived premarket.

Futures for the Nasdaq were more than 2% lower in early European trade as a global selloff in technology stocks gathered pace.

CPI FIM (BDL:ORCL) recently drew investor attention after a daily share move that left returns mixed, with the stock down 4.5% over one day but slightly higher over the past month. See our latest analysis for CPI FIM. Zooming out, CPI FIM’s recent 6.33% 7 day share price return contrasts with its weaker year to date share price return. The 3 year total shareholder return of 108.96% hints at longer term resilience. If CPI FIM’s moves have you thinking about what else is out there, this could...

Talks for a potential $3b+ cloud infrastructure leasing partnership between Oracle and Microsoft reportedly fell apart over security certification requirements for U.S. government workloads. Reports indicated that Oracle did not agree to add FedRAMP security certification, which is commonly required for regulated public sector contracts. Oracle publicly disputed the characterization of events and emphasized that Microsoft remains both a customer and a partner. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), trading at...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...