Key Takeaways Shares of AI-related companies surged Wednesday after President Trump announced a $500 billion joint venture with Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.As key technology partners for the initiative,

Oracle stock is higher Wednesday after President Trump announced the $500 billion AI-focused Stargate Project. Here's what you need to know.

Stargate "will be the most important project of this era,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday alongside Trump.

Oracle's shares jumped nearly 9% before the bell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, alongside OpenAI and SoftBank.

Shares of Austin, Texas-based Oracle Corp. (ORCL) are on track to open at their highest level since early December after the company joined an OpenAI-led artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture named Stargate,

President Trump announced a major AI infrastructure investment of “at least $500 billion,” signaling a willingness to work alongside large tech companies.

Oracle shares jumped nearly 9% in premarket trading on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, alongside OpenAI and SoftBank.

Oracle stock is poised to reap the benefits of President Trump’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, analysts said after the president announced a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure on Tuesday.