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Oracle Shares Fall 5% as $96 Billion Debt Load Sparks Concerns Over $300 Billion OpenAI Deal
Oracle shares dropped 5% in mid-November 2025 as Wall Street questioned the viability of its $300 billion, five-year partnership with OpenAI. The cloud provider is raising $38 billion in new debt to fund AI infrastructure expansion, which would push total obligations to $96 billion. Analysts expressed concern about whether OpenAI can sustain the $60 billion in annual payments Oracle expects, while credit default swaps on the company's debt reached a two-year high.
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Senate Agriculture Committee Draft Designates Bitcoin and Ether as Digital Commodities
The US Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft bill Monday formally classifying Bitcoin and Ether as digital commodities under CFTC jurisdiction. The bipartisan proposal from Senators John Boozman and Cory Booker establishes regulatory distinctions between digital commodities and investment contracts. The draft requires crypto firms to separate exchange, brokerage, custody, and trading operations.
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