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Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is a Jewish-American businessman, billionaire, and philanthropist. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and executive chairman. According to Forbes, as of early 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $201–203 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person. On September 10, 2025, Ellison was briefly the wealthiest person in the world after an increase in Oracle stock
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Quote of the day by Oracle founder Larry Ellison: 'Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit
Larry Ellison Personally Guaranteed $40.4 Billion of His Son's Warner Bros. Discovery Deal. Now 12 States Have Sued to Block It, and Oracle Stock Has Fallen 34% This Month.
The Pentagon Just Threw Larry Ellison a $7 Billion Lifeline. Will It Be Enough to Stop the Oracle Crash?
Oracle's Stock Crash Has Cost Larry Ellison $213 Billion in 10 Months. Should Investors Buy the Dip?
Oracle’s crash has cost Larry Ellison $213 billion. Now it could end his son’s $110 billion media empire dream
Billionaire Larry Ellison once struggled to pay his electricity bills to keep his computer running. Now,
Larry Ellison Was Once the World’s Richest Man. Now Oracle Is Down Over 50% While He Bankrolls His Son’s Fight to Control a $110 Billion Media Empire
Oracle shares plunge nearly 50%, dropping Larry Ellison from 2nd to 8th richest globally
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Oracle’s Nearly 50% Crash Since June 1 Plunges Larry Ellison From No. 2 To No. 8 In Billionaire Ranks
Monopoly Round-Up: States to Challenge Paramount-Warner, Billionaire Larry Ellison Lashes Out Wildly
Quote of the day by Larry Ellison: “I have had all of the disadvantages required for success”
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison once sued the city of San Jose to land his private jet at midnight
Billionaire Larry Ellison once fought the entire city of San Jose so he could land his private jet at mid
Larry Ellison sued the city of San Jose with a full legal team just so he could land his private jet at midnight, yet casually commissioned his $490 million megayacht over lattes and two emails, and not a single lawyer in sight
Quote of the day by Larry Ellison: 'I think people who are really successful in business are people who…”
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