{"id":28151,"date":"2026-03-31T19:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finprosalerts.com\/?p=28151"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:45:25","slug":"oracle-informs-employees-of-layoffs-amid-ai-buildout-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finprosalerts.com\/?p=28151","title":{"rendered":"Oracle informs employees of layoffs amid AI buildout: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><u>Oracle<\/u> on Tuesday reportedly began notifying employees that it is moving forward with a round of layoffs as the company looks to reduce costs.<\/p>\n<p>The number of layoffs in the thousands, according to a\u00a0<u>report by CNBC<\/u> that cited two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Oracle has recently ramped up capital spending to build\u00a0<u>artificial intelligence (AI)<\/u> data centers as the company looks to incorporate those tools into its business software services.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s stock has been volatile over the last year amid the AI buildout, with shares up about 3.5% in the last year despite declines of 48% in the last six months and 25% year to date amid concerns that AI presents a competitive threat to software providers. Shares rallied over 4% during Tuesday&#8217;s trading session on the layoff news.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>HSBC WEIGHS DEEP JOB CUTS AS AI OVERHAUL UNFOLDS: REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/oracle-tradeshow.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Business Insider reviewed<\/u> copies of the layoff notification email sent to affected employees, which informed them they will be eligible to receive a severance package after signing their termination paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After careful consideration of Oracle&#8217;s current business needs, we have made the decision to\u00a0<u>eliminate your role<\/u> as a part of a broader organizational change,&#8221; the email reviewed by the outlet said. &#8220;As a result, today is your last working day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>META SLASHES ROUGHLY 700 JOBS; LAYOFFS HIT MULTIPLE TEAMS ACROSS THE COMPANY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"stock-fundamentals\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"ticker\">Ticker<\/th>\n<th class=\"security\">Security<\/th>\n<th class=\"last\">Last<\/th>\n<th class=\"change\">Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"percent\">Change %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ticker\">ORCL<\/td>\n<td class=\"security\">ORACLE CORP.<\/td>\n<td class=\"last\">146.83<\/td>\n<td class=\"change pos\">+8.07<\/td>\n<td class=\"percent pos\">\n        +5.82%\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Oracle&#8217;s most recent 10-K filing noted the company had about 162,000 full-time employees in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The company said in a March filing that it expects the total costs associated with its\u00a0<u>restructuring plan<\/u> in fiscal year 2026 to be as high as $2.1 billion, most of which would go to employee severance and related expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>META EYES MASSIVE 20% WORKFORCE CUT AS AI INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS CONTINUE TO SOAR ACROSS OPERATIONS: REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/343\/192\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/686\/384\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/672\/378\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1344\/756\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/931\/523\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1862\/1046\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/931\/523\/larry-ellison.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Oracle CEO Larry Ellison\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tech companies are\u00a0<u>reassessing their workforces<\/u> amid the rise of AI as they look to shift resources to meet infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p>Meta announced layoffs affecting a few hundred people across multiple teams last week, and Reuters previously reported that Meta was planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of its workforce.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/oracle-laying-off-thousands-workers-cut-costs-amid-ai-push-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oracle on Tuesday reportedly began notifying employees that it is moving forward with a round of layoffs as the company looks to reduce costs. The number of layoffs in the thousands, according to a\u00a0report by CNBC that cited two people familiar with the matter. 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