Oracle stock is higher Wednesday after President Trump announced the $500 billion AI-focused Stargate Project. Here's what you need to know.

Oracle Corporation stock price is soaring, fueled by excitement over a transformative initiative in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Shares of Austin, Texas-based Oracle Corp. (ORCL) are on track to open at their highest level since early December after the company joined an OpenAI-led artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture named Stargate,

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on the ambitious $500 billion Project Stargate, hours after its announcement, claiming lead investor SoftBank Group SFTBY -0.36% + Free Alerts SFTBF + Free Alerts has “well under $10B secured.”

Oracle's shares jumped nearly 9% before the bell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, alongside OpenAI and SoftBank .

Shares of Oracle ( ORCL 6.97%) are flying higher on Wednesday. The company's stock is up 6.4% as of 11:20 a.m. ET, but gained as much as 11.3% earlier in the day. The sharp move came as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% and 1.3%, respectively.

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank formed Stargate, a new venture investing up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure in Texas. President Donald Trump talked up the partnership on Jan. 21, calling it ”a resounding declaration of confidence in America’s potential.