Oracle's stock gained nearly 4% in afternoon trading on Monday after introducing four new AI-powered Fusion Agentic applications for supply chain management. The surge came during a week marked by the worst performance since the early 2000s, as concerns about AI financing costs intensified .
Cloud income growth still lags behind rising AI investment at the firm. Experts remain split on whether Oracle's spiralling liabilities can be outweighed by the expected rewards from its smart tools .