on the back of

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If the Guggenheim analyst is the most vociferous of Oracle’s supporters, he wasn’t the only one, with Oracle receiving multiple price target upgrades on the back of the results.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Manufacturing orders dropped—the first decline since January—reversing some of the gains in March that came on the back of stock building after the outbreak of the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The chip maker’s initial gains early this week on the back of the unveiling of its RTX Spark processor for the consumer PC market have faded.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I put it on the back of my door and I didn’t even try to hide it.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan