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Oracle Fires Thousands Of Employees As AI Spending Ramps Up

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Oracle on Tuesday conducted a round of layoffs affecting thousands of employees, citing “current business needs,” according to multiple reports, resulting in a rise in the software maker’s stock as it plans to ramp up spending on AI this year. KEY FACTS Oracle notified thousands of employees they would be cut on Tuesday, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the move. It’s not immediately clear why the employees were let go, though a company memo obtained by Business Insider cited “careful consideration of current business needs.” Oracle employed 162,000 people as of May 2025, the last time the company reported employment figures, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Shares of Oracle rose by 2.5% as of noon Tuesday, marking positive traction for the stock that has declined more than 27% this year. An Oracle spokesperson declined to comment on the layoffs to Forbes. Read the full story on Forbes: ByTy Roush https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/03/31/oracle-fires-thousands-of-employees-as-ai-spending-ramps-up-shares-rise-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Oracle laid off thousands of employees on Tuesday, a move the company attributed to, quote, current business needs.

1:08.2

Following the announcement, the software maker's stock rose as it plans to increase

1:12.5

spending on AI this year, according to multiple reports. Oracle notified thousands of employees

1:18.6

they would be cut on Tuesday, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the move. It's not

1:24.3

immediately clear why the employees were let go, though a company memo obtained by

1:29.0

business insider cited, quote, careful consideration of current business needs.

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Shares of Oracle rose by 2.5% as of noon Tuesday, marking positive traction for the stock

1:40.3

that has declined more than 27% this year.

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