On September 24, Oracle fell 5.37% in regular trading, trading at $138.45/share, with turnover of $8.79 billion. The sell-off was triggered by a force majeure notice issued by Oracle regarding its Project Jupiter data center campus in New Mexico, compounding existing debt and operational headwinds.

Oracle is seeking to defer payments on the massive data center project after it encountered public opposition and regulatory hurdles that could prevent the facility from coming online as originally planned in 2028. Sources indicated that Oracle does not intend to exit its role as the project's primary tenant but aims to avoid additional expenditures during the delay. The project's approximately $18 billion in associated loans have fallen to 89-91 cents on the dollar, while S&P had previously downgraded Oracle's credit rating to just one notch above junk status, with banks left holding more project debt than initially anticipated.

Adding further pressure, a leaked internal layoff document revealed that Oracle's latest workforce reduction hit its Americas cloud infrastructure organization hardest, cutting 546 employees — 7.6% of that unit — including a vice president and two senior directors. The options market has also reflected bearish sentiment, with large block trades concentrated on selling out-of-the-money calls, signaling institutional skepticism toward near-term upside.

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