Oracle CorporationOracle's Q1 results beat expectations with adjusted EPS of $1.92 vs $1.74 forecast and revenue up nearly 30% year over year.

West Texas crude for October delivery closed at $102.48 a barrel, up $6.43, or 6.69%. North Sea Brent for November delivery closed at $107.63 a barrel, up $6.42, or 6.34%. US crude prices broke through the $100 level for the first time since May after the most severe attack on a cargo ship since the Iran war began. The Houthis seized Yemen's port of Mokha on Thursday, raising risks for shipping in the Red Sea, while maritime transport in the Persian Gulf remains restricted through the Strait of Hormuz. OPEC's monthly report said Saudi Arabia's crude output fell to its lowest level since 1990, at 6.238 million barrels per day, after fighting between the United States and Iran flared up again, while crude exports in August fell by about a third. OPEC also faces challenges to its unity, including the possibility that founding member Venezuela could break away and pressure from Iraq to reassess its production capacity at a higher level. On monetary policy, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.25%, effective September 16, 2026, putting the deposit rate at 2.50%, the lending rate at 2.90% and the refinancing rate at 2.65%. It expects eurozone inflation of 3.0% in 2026, 2.5% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028, with economic growth of 0.9%, 1.4% and 1.5% respectively. Oracle shares jumped 4% in after-hours trading after its first-quarter results for the fiscal year beat expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.92, above the $1.74 forecast, and revenue of $19.35 billion, above the $19.14 billion expected and up nearly 30% from a year earlier. Net income surged to $4.68 billion, or $1.56 per share, from $2.93 billion, or $1.01 per share, a year earlier.
Oracle CorporationOracle's Q1 results beat expectations with adjusted EPS of $1.92 vs $1.74 forecast and revenue up nearly 30% year over year.