Earnings live: Mentions of 'AI' on earnings calls reach peak levels as Oracle gears up to report

Only a handful of major companies have yet to report their results for the last quarter, and AI leader Oracle (ORCL) is one of them. The Q3 earnings season has largely brought solid results. As of Dec. 5, 99% of S&P 500 companies have reported, according to FactSet data, and analysts estimate a 13.4% jump in earnings per share during the third quarter. If it holds, that figure would mark the fourth straight quarter of double-digit earnings growth and an acceleration from the 12% earnings growth rate repor ...