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Oracle's AI datacenter splurge gives investors the capex jitters

Oracle has lifted capital spending plans above analyst estimates and expanded borrowing to chase the opportunity it says exists in building datacenters for AI workloads. Despite revenue for Q4 (ended May 31) rising 21 percent year-on-year to $19.2 billion, Oracle's share price fell as markets reacted to its increasing capex, as analysts raised concerns about how Big Red would fund the investments in datacenters. Capex for fiscal 2026 reached $55.7 billion, up from $21.2 billion a year earlier.