July 17, 2026

Oracle is one notch above junk after S&P downgrade as AI data-centre spending burns through cash

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S&P downgraded Oracle to BBB- on July 9, placing the company one notch above junk status, as a $250 billion data-centre expansion plan burns through cash faster than revenue can replace it. Oracle is now the second-largest non-financial debt issu...