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Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricity

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  1. runeks · · focus · HN ↗
    > The tech group has issued a force majeure notice related to the power supply to the project developer, a unit of Blue Owl Capital, after the site ran into permitting delays after rising local opposition.

    Since when can failing to get a permit be considered force majeure?

    Doesn't majeure specifically denote something large scale and out of anyone's control, such as a hurricane?

    1. dgellow · · focus · HN ↗
      Oracle is in a pretty bad situation, it’s a desperate move. Their debt is rated just above junk since July. They are completely over leveraged. There is a reason the share price has been trending down so much
      1. bitexploder · · focus · HN ↗
        Ellison has more or less lived his entire life running Oracle (and his personal finances) completely over-leveraged, skating just barely ahead of disaster. I don't see this ending any way other than SV picking apart its bones for pennies on the dollar.
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