Here's Why Oracle Stock Got Pummeled This Week

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock declined 15.8% in the week to Thursday, 2 p.m. It's been another tough week for the company, and the stock is down almost 29% in 2026 at the time of writing. There's little doubt over what the problem is, and it boils down to its exposure to OpenAI. Oracle's challenges are mounting The spike in Oracle's credit default swap (CDS) pricing (the price to protect against a bond default) shocked the market in November, and unfortunately, it has stayed at elevated levels ever since. While ...