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Oracle shares are sitting fifty-four percent below their all-time high, and history offers a sobering reference point. The last time the stock fell that far, investors waited more than sixteen years to see a full recovery. That peak came in August of two thousand, and monthly closing prices didn't reclaim that level until June of two thousand seventeen. Patience has a very real price tag here.
Turning to fixed income, the prolonged bond market selloff is no longer just a macro abstraction — it's showing up directly in corporate earnings reports. Rising yields translate into higher borrowing costs, and companies are beginning to feel that pressure in their margins and guidance. What starts on the Treasury curve eventually lands on the income statement, and we're watching that transmission happen in real time.
On the chip side, Micron Technology is drawing scrutiny after falling close to twenty percent from its fifty-two week high. Memory demand remains cyclical by nature, and investors are questioning whether the AI-driven tailwinds that lifted the stock have already been fully priced in. The setup now depends heavily on whether enterprise spending holds through the back half of the year.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
