The Markets Desk — Week 37 · Sat 12 Sept 2026
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ai

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199.3-0.9%base 100 · to 2026-09-11

This week

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What happened

Events on ai
DateTypeWhat happenedSource
2026-09-11editorial noteCapex figure revised: $90 → $28,499MCapex moved from $90 (deep-dive-2026-07-25-refresh.md) to $28,499M (deep-dive-2026-09-11.md).dossier
2026-09-11editorial noteRevenue figure revised: $18,101M → $19.3BRevenue moved from $18,101M (deep-dive-2026-07-25-refresh.md) to $19.3B (deep-dive-2026-09-11.md).dossier
2026-09-11editorial noteVerdict changed: none (no verdict, no call this pass) → The Q1 FY27 print settles the two questions the July dossier could not — and both settle against the received narrative in opposite directions.…Before (deep-dive-2026-07-25-refresh.md): none (no verdict, no call this pass) After (deep-dive-2026-09-11.md): The Q1 FY27 print settles the two questions the July dossier could not — and both settle against the received narrative in opposite directions. The backlog is NOT lengthening (the near-term conversion share has ticked UP for three straight quarters; the lengthening was a single step-change in Q1 FY26 when the mega-contracts landed, not a trend), while the FUNDING has decisively changed character: $11.4B of the record $23.1B operating cash flow is customer credit Oracle itself books interest expense on, and capex at 1.48x revenue runs 3-5.5x every hyperscaler even after the finance-lease adjustment that usually closes such gaps. Oracle is not out-spending its peers as a share of revenue; it is spending a different KIND of money.dossier
2026-08-26guidanceAssistants API removed, twelve months after noticeOpenAI's deprecations page carries 26 August 2026 as the removal date for the Assistants API, announced 26 August 2025. The replacement path is the Responses API.developers.openai.com

Dated ahead

Dated catalysts ahead
DateCompanyPeriodFirmness
2026-10-29Alphabet GOOGL2026-Q3expected
2026-10-29Meta Platforms META2026-Q3expected
2026-10-29Microsoft MSFT2026-Q3expected
2026-11-02Amazon (AWS) AMZN2026-Q3expected
2026-11-03Palantir PLTR2026-Q3expected
2026-11-11CoreWeave CRWV2026-Q3expected