Oracle AI data-center illustration showing surging cloud demand, a $664 billion backlog, heavy capital spending and negative free cash flow.

Oracle Stock (ORCL): Can a $664 Billion Backlog Outrun the AI Capex Bill?

Oracle’s cloud-infrastructure revenue surged 121% as remaining performance obligations reached $664 billion. With Larry Ellison still owning roughly 40%, institutions controlling most of the float and valuation sharply compressed, ORCL looks compelling—but heavy debt, negative free cash flow and an enormous AI buildout make execution everything.

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Illustration of a massive ETF investment wave approaching a disciplined investor protected by diversification, highlighting record ETF inflows and elevated S&P 500 valuations.

🌊 The $2 Trillion ETF Tsunami: How to Invest When the Market Looks Expensive 🛡️

ETFs have transformed investing.

They're cheaper.

Smarter.

More diversified.

But one question remains:

Can the world's greatest investment vehicle still produce disappointing returns if the assets inside it are expensive?

With Goldman Sachs forecasting more than $2 trillion of ETF inflows while the S&P 500 trades at roughly twice its historical average valuation, disciplined portfolio construction has rarely mattered more.

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Conveyor transforming by-products into collagen, pet food, and SAF—signaling core EBITDA strength, PTC monetization, and circular-economy value.

Could Darling Become One? Shares Jump on an Ingredients-Fueled Beat

From fryer oil to future fuel: DAR beat on sales, guided core EBITDA to $875–900M, and is monetizing PTCs while prepping SAF scale-up. Fun + smart breakdown with TL;DR & FAQs.

 

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