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Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast

Oracle, Intel, Tesla, & Google 7-28-26

2 min
•Jul 28, 2026about 1 month ago
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Summary

Scott Becker analyzes a brutal week for four mega-cap tech stocks: Oracle down 41% YTD amid Larry Ellison's $40B+ Warner Brothers deal guarantee, Intel down 8% despite 150% YTD gains, Tesla down 30% with Optimus robot monetization delayed, and Google down 7-8% despite relative strength. All four faced significant headwinds in a single trading week.

Insights
  • Even mega-cap tech stocks with strong year-to-date performance can experience sharp single-week declines, signaling market volatility and sector-wide pressure
  • Executive personal guarantees on major deals create significant financial exposure when stock prices decline sharply
  • Long-term bets like Tesla's Optimus robot face investor skepticism when near-term monetization timelines remain unclear
  • Market sentiment can shift rapidly across the entire tech sector, affecting even consistently strong performers like Google
Trends
Mega-cap tech stock volatility despite strong YTD performanceExecutive personal financial exposure to major M&A dealsInvestor skepticism toward long-term AI/robotics monetization timelinesSector-wide tech stock pressure affecting multiple leaders simultaneouslyDivergence between year-to-date gains and recent weekly performance
Companies
Oracle
Down 41% year-to-date, stock decline impacting Larry Ellison's Warner Brothers deal guarantee
Intel
Down 8% on Friday but up 150% year-to-date; discussed as part of mega-cap tech weakness
Tesla
Down 30% year-to-date with Optimus robot monetization delayed, limiting near-term growth catalysts
Alphabet
Google parent company down 7-8% last week but up 2% year-to-date; part of mega-cap tech selloff
Warner Brothers Discovery
Subject of Larry Ellison's $40B+ personal guarantee, impacted by Oracle stock decline
Paramount
Mentioned in context of Warner Brothers Discovery deal involving Larry Ellison
People
Scott Becker
Host analyzing mega-cap tech stock performance and market trends
Larry Ellison
Personally guaranteed $40B+ of Warner Brothers Discovery deal; impacted by Oracle stock decline
Quotes
"Oracle is an absolute mess. It's down about 41% year-to-date."
Scott Becker•Early in episode
"Intel remains up 150% year-to-date, but fell about 8% on Friday."
Scott Becker•Early in episode
"Tesla is now down 30% year-to-date, and people say that its next great hope, The Optimus robot is a long way away from actually making money."
Scott Becker•Mid-episode
"Alphabet flops, Intel shocks, and Tesla tanks."
Scott Becker•Late in episode
Full Transcript
This is Scott Becker with the Becker Business and the Becker Private Equity Podcast. Today's discussion is Oracle, Intel, Tesla, and Google. So here's the deal. All four of these high-flying mega-cap stocks had a really tough week last week. Intel remains up 150% year-to-date, but fell about 8% on Friday. Oracle is an absolute mess. It's down about 41% year-to-date. It's causing trouble for Larry Ellison in the Paramount Warner Brothers deal. Larry Ellison had personally guaranteed $40 billion-plus of his son's Warner Brothers Discovery deal. Now the stock is getting crushed, down 41% year-to-date. Intel, even though it was down 8% on Friday, is still up 150% or so year-to-date. Tesla is now down 30% year-to-date, and people say that its next great hope, The optimist robot is a long way away from actually making money. Finally, Google Alphabet, which has been consistently doing great, also had a very tough week. It dropped last week about 7%, 8%. It's still down or up just a little bit year to date. The latest I looked, it's about 2% up year to date. We'll have a separate podcast on The Magnificent, 7% year to date. But again, those four stocks, Intel, Oracle, Google, Tesla, all had a really tough week. One of the headlines I saw, Alphabet flops, Intel shocks, and Tesla tanks. I love that headline from Brian Associates, Yahoo France. But that's about it for the week. Thank you for listening to the Becker Business, the Becker Private Equity Podcast. We'll see if this week's a rebound week or not. Thank you so much for listening.