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S&P Global downgrades Oracle's credit rating due to OpenAI risk

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S&P Global has downgraded Oracle's credit rating to "BBB-", citing OpenAI as a significant credit risk. OpenAI represents approximately half of Oracle's $638 billion in contractual obligations. A potential departure by OpenAI could leave Oracle with substantial, unfilled data center capacity. AI

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S&P Global downgrades Oracle's credit rating due to OpenAI risk

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    S&P Global sees OpenAI as a "key credit risk" for Oracle and cuts its credit rating

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="768" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/openai_logo_large_right.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1376" /></p> <p> S&#038;P Global has downgraded Oracle's credit ratin…

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