
Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) has been one of the standout tech stories of 2025. Its 42% single-day surge in early September, after a strong earnings report and the announcement of its $300 billion cloud partnership with OpenAI, represented the company’s most notable move in a long time.
While the stock had been moving well throughout the summer beforehand, the update instantly redefined how investors see Oracle’s place in the broader artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem and sent the stock to record highs.