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He has raised concerns about mounting debt, capital spending, and deal structures tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/oracle-leans-on-ai-partnerships-to-fuel-cloud-ambitions-through-2030\/\">Oracle\u2019s cloud push<\/a>, which followed AI-driven optimism earlier this year. While critical of Oracle, Burry continues to avoid shorting larger, more diversified tech giants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Burry has positioned against Oracle, using put options and direct short sales as he questions the company\u2019s aggressive cloud expansion. He has raised concerns about mounting debt, capital spending, and deal structures tied to Oracle\u2019s cloud push, which followed AI-driven optimism earlier this year. 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