That story tries to sell a darker picture than it really is. 40% of his stock is leveraged, which still only amounts to about $4B (less than that) of his $20B n

That story tries to sell a darker picture than it really is. 40% of his stock is leveraged, which still only amounts to about $4B (less than that) of his $20B net worth. Larry Ellison has a $11B line of credit leveraged against 30% of his Oracle shares. This is a non-story.