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If the Guggenheim analyst is the most vociferous of Oracle’s supporters, he wasn’t the only one, with Oracle receiving multiple price target upgrades on the back of the results.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Manufacturing orders dropped—the first decline since January—reversing some of the gains in March that came on the back of stock building after the outbreak of the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"When the wind has dropped, you can smell a kind of toxic chemical smell, and it's like a taste that you can almost feel on the back of your throat," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The hair on the back of my neck stood up and the wind was snaking all around and the weird nature sounds made me wonder what else was nearby.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones