Billionaire Larry Ellison’s Fortune Plummets: Oracle Share Slump Wipes Out $24B
Stock Slide Hits Ellison’s Fortune Oracle’s spectacular AI-driven rally has turned choppy in recent days. After rocketing to all-time highs in September (briefly valuing Ellison’s stake at ~$393 B) reuters.com, profit-taking set in. The stock plunged about 7% on Oct. 17 (wiping ~$24B off Ellison’s wealth) and sank nearly 5% on Oct. 20 (erasing another ~$14B) financialexpress.com financialexpress.com. The selloff reflects a shift from “euphoria to caution,” as investors booked gains after Oracle’s string of AI contract announcements. By Oct. 23, ORCL closed around $280 ts2.tech – still roughly 70% above its January price, but down from its Sept. peak (~$345). Market watchers describe