
What the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) giveth, fears of overspending on AI taketh away. Case in point: Oracle (ORCL).
Shares in the mega-cap tech name have lost more than half their value since hitting an all-time closing high in September 2025, shedding about $500 billion in market cap in the process. That's roughly the equivalent to the market values of Dow Jones stocks UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Goldman Sachs (GS) combined.