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title: "Oracle nears $1 trillion valuation, Ellison edges toward richest-person title"
description: "Oracle's shares surged, nearing a $1 trillion valuation, driven by its AI cloud business and multi-billion-dollar deals. The stock's rise has positioned co-founder Larry Ellison to potentially surpass"
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# Oracle nears $1 trillion valuation, Ellison edges toward richest-person title

> Oracle's shares surged, nearing a $1 trillion valuation, driven by its AI cloud business and multi-billion-dollar deals. The stock's rise has positioned co-founder Larry Ellison to potentially surpass Elon Musk as the world's richest person. Oracle's market valuation reached $933 billion, with shares up nearly 36% recently, outperforming the S&P 500. Ellison's net worth increased by $100 billion to $392.6 billion, fueled by his significant stake in Oracle, which trades at a premium compared to competitors like Amazon and Microsoft.

Ellison’s net worth nears Musk’s amid Oracle’s rise

Oracle’s shares outperform S&P 500, trading at premium

Oracle’s AI cloud business drives stock surge

By Joel Jose

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Oracle’s (ORCL.N) shares rose on Thursday, adding to a record run in the previous session and lifting stocks across the tech sector, as the company inches closer to the trillion-dollar club on soaring gains from its AI cloud business.

The enterprise software maker’s remarkable rise, fueled by a wave of multi-billion-dollar cloud deals, puts the spotlight on the scramble for computing power from companies that are pouring billions to become leaders in the AI race.

The stock’s gains also put Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison on course to surpass Elon Musk, who is the world’s richest man.

“Oracle lit a fire under the rekindled AI trade,” said Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, adding that the company’s multi-billion-dollar demand outlook has triggered a “ripple effect” for AI-related stocks.

The Wall Street Journal also reported on Wednesday that OpenAI has signed a $300 billion deal with Oracle for computing power, among the biggest in history, likely accounting for the bulk of the new revenue Oracle outlined on Tuesday.

Oracle’s shares were last up 1.5% in premarket trading after climbing as much as 35.9% on Wednesday, lifting the company’s market valuation to a record $933 billion, as of last close.

The stock has nearly doubled in value this year, making it among the top performers in the S&P 500 index (.SPX) , trouncing gains made by the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks.

Co-founder Ellison saw his net worth soar by nearly $100 billion to $392.6 billion, largely driven by his 41% stake in Oracle, compared with Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Musk’s $439.9 billion fortune that still tops Forbes’ global wealth rankings.

Oracle’s shares were trading at a premium compared to its cloud services peers. Their 12-month forward price-to-earnings multiple was 45.3, compared to Amazon’s 31.3 and Microsoft’s 31.

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