Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) shares rallied 9. 22% on Monday, August 3, extending their recent recovery and lifting the stock’s gain over the past week to 18.
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Beaten-down Oracle stock got a big lift Thursday following news that it will expand a partnership with Google parent Alphabet. Strong results from enterprise tech rival Microsoft are also likely providing a boost. An expanded partnership will bring Google's Gemini models to Oracle's portfolio of enterprise applications, the companies announced in a joint press release.
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Investing.com -- Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock surged 3.3% Thursday morning following a key expansion of its Google Cloud partnership, injecting Google’s flagship Gemini AI directly into Oracle’s enterprise software ecosystem. Shares also benefited from broad strength in tech stocks. Under the deal announced today, Google’s Gemini models are coming to Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications—allowing enterprise clients to build, customize, and deploy autonomous AI agents. Oracle also plans to
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.56%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.65%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Despite the futures rebound, retail investors remain cautious. Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.