Corporate America grapples with huge oil price swings

<p>Oracle’s shares climbed 9 per cent on Tuesday after the database group posted better than expected earnings, and we discuss how American businesses are navigating soaring energy prices. Plus, the higher costs to insure tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz, and the FT’s Antoine Gara explains why investors are ditching private credit funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fc6db12e-4518-4515-b278-22f37605bfff?accessToken=zwAAAZ10J3OVkdP8bbEuRRhFFdOyeCLzdgW__wE.MEYCIQC31Bcx6Q1mm9HBOnVDgkDaUdPFEtnqEaStsHTDVQkXoQIhANRPTgKL7GHXs_RY3y6UoExCGr_z6v5-vNNJPnlbc3ep&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oracle shares rally on strong revenue forecast from AI data centres</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4b55d2eb-7231-4229-931f-0930d118f350?accessToken=zwAAAZ1z6dDqlM8uJctb9dJF3dOWiFLthiEieM9LVdLrcjFCKdOTHwkw0RjzUM80aBW7ff9Ml9OVaHqyQyxmHdPqEdMHc69EA9OEDbR9_86c0AE.MEUCIQCTRie9ioNA-Vm8WootAcJ81jvZdkdifcwmEXMvKTgpjgIgVBP_j8Ks4H7alRFMJ_ZoNczJdJ-1hapV1UyYd85UKdU&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soaring fuel prices expected to cast long …