Oracle expands Bloom Energy deal days after receiving $400 million stock warrant

Cnbc · Apr 13, 2026 · 434 words · By Jordan Novet

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Oracle is poised to make a quick buck off an investment in Bloom Energy.

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What happened

Oracle is poised to make a quick buck off an investment in Bloom Energy.

Why it matters

On Thursday, Oracle was issued a warrant to purchase up to 3.53 million shares of the fuel cell maker at $113.28 a share, for a total investment of $400 million, as part of an agreement announced in October.

Common ground

After the close of trading on Monday, the two companies said they're expanding a prior partnership, with Oracle contracting 1.2 gigawatts of capacity from Bloom.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Shares of Bloom nearly quadrupled in 2025 and were up more than 100% this year as of Monday's close?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “Shares of Bloom nearly quadrupled in 2025 and were up more than 100% this year as of Monday's close.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding Bloom's stock performance in 2025.

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Claim 2: “Oracle, which has raised over $100 billion in debt to fund its massive AI data center buildout, plans to operate its Bloom fuel cells at facilities in the U.S.”

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Claim 3: “The software company has contracted for 1.2 gigawatts, with plans to finish the deployment in 2027.”

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Multiple sources (Los Angeles Financial Times, Dailymotion, Simplify Jobs) confirm the 1.2 gigawatt contract and the 2027 deployment timeline.

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web search NEUTRAL — In total, Oracle intends to procure up to 2.8 gigawatts of Bloom systems, according to Monday’s statement. The software company has contracted for 1.2 gigawatts, with plans to finish the deployment in…
https://losangelesfinancialtimes.com/oracle-expands-bloom-en…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle contracted 1.2 gigawatts of Bloom fuel cell capacity with plans for up to 2.8 gigawatts by 2027. Bloom shares rose 15% to nearly $203, while Oracle shares gained nearly 13%.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa5j5y2

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle has agreed to purchase up to 2.8 gigawatts of fuel-cell power from Bloom Energy to supply data centres for artificial intelligence work. An initial 1.2 gigawatts of capacity has been contracted…
https://simplify.jobs/p/52108181-42bf-4bf3-9a56-a0cbdb68534d…

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Claim 4: “The stock jumped almost 13% in regular trading”

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Web search results (Dailymotion) explicitly state Oracle shares gained nearly 13%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Co-founded in Santa Clara, California in 1977 by Bob Miner, Ed Oates, and current chairman of the boa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Oracle Corporation (ORCL) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ORCL/

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web search NEUTRAL — In September, Oracle announced a landmark deal to provide OpenAI $300 billion worth of cloud capacity. Ellison briefly became the richest man in the world that month.On March 31, as Oracle’s stock slu…
https://time.com/article/2026/04/30/oracle-layoffs-ai-tech-j…

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Claim 5: “In total, Oracle intends to procure up to 2.8 gigawatts of Bloom systems, according to Monday's statement.”

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Confirmed by multiple CNBC cross-references and other web search results stating Oracle intends to procure up to 2.8 gigawatts.

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Claim 6: “Oracle was issued a warrant to purchase up to 3.53 million shares of the fuel cell maker at $113.28 a share, for a total investment of $400 million, as part of an agreement announced in October.”

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Multiple independent web sources (LinkedIn, other financial news summaries) confirm Oracle received a warrant to purchase up to 3.53 million shares of Bloom Energy at $113.28 per share for a total of $400 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing since 2025 amid the AI boom, a period of rapid increase in investment in artificial intelligence (AI) that is affecting the broader economy. Sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble

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Claim 7: “Oracle's stock is down 20% for the year even after the rally”

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The provided evidence for Oracle's stock price does not contain the specific percentage decrease for the year.

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Known for innovation and aggressive marketing, the company, renamed Oracle in 1982 for its flagship product, grew rapidly throughout the 1980s, going public in 1986. In 1987, Oracle becam…
https://www.britannica.com/money/Oracle-Corporation

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. [5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle provides industry specific cloud application suites for more than two dozen industries. These are modern SaaS applications with built-in AI, machine learning, and analytics.
https://www.oracle.com/

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Claim 8: “Bloom has already positioned hundreds of megawatts of fuel cells through deals with utilities like American Electric Power and data center developers including Equinix and Oracle.”

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Claim 9: “In striking a deal in October with Brookfield Asset Management to install fuel cells in AI data centers”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “The company's market cap has topped $50 billion.”

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Claim 11: “the two companies said they're expanding a prior partnership, with Oracle contracting 1.2 gigawatts of capacity from Bloom.”

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Multiple sources (Sherwood News, LinkedIn, and other news summaries) confirm the partnership expansion and the contracting of 1.2 gigawatts of capacity.

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Claim 12: “Oracle has until Oct. 9 to exercise the warrant.”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference to CNBC stating Oracle has until Oct. 9 to exercise the warrant.

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Claim 13: “Shares of Bloom soared 15% on the announcement, lifting the stock to almost $203”

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Web search results (Dailymotion news summary) specifically mention Bloom shares rose 15% to nearly $203.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bloom Energy (formerly, Ion America) is an American public company that designs and manufactures solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) which independently produce electricity onsite for power generation in d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_Energy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bloom Energy Server or Bloom Box is a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power generator made by Bloom Energy, of Sunnyvale, California, that takes a variety of input fuels, including liquid or gaseous …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_Energy_Server

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bloom Sparkling Energy is an American energy drink line introduced in 2024 by supplement brand Bloom Nutrition. Marketed as a zero-sugar, low-calorie beverage formulated with prebiotic fiber and botan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_Sparkling_Energy

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Claim 14: “The companies first came together in July, when Bloom said it would be delivering energy to U.S. Oracle data centers within 90 days.”

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While web search results discuss Oracle and Bloom's general capabilities and recent deals, the specific detail about a July agreement with a 90-day delivery window is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. [5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation

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