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- Larry Ellison briefly became the world's richest man due to Oracle's $300 billion AI contract with OpenAI, but his fortune has since dropped by $213 billion as Oracle's stock collapsed.
- Oracle's credit rating is one notch above junk, and its $300 billion contract relies on OpenAI, which is unprofitable and burns billions annually, raising concerns about circular financing among tech giants.
- The AI economy involves circular deals where companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and CoreWeave invest in each other, reminiscent of Enron's accounting devices, with risks of a bubble and potential recession.
- Ellison's son's $110.9 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is blocked by a federal judge, while the family-owned CBS News faces declining ratings and staff departures.