Quantcast

Posts related to ‘NASDAQ: ORCL’

Tumbling Software Stocks Follow Informatica’s Warning

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 11:29 am

When data integration software maker Informatica Inc. (NASDAQ: INFA) warned on second quarter earnings after markets closed last night, the company’s share price fell by more than -25% and now ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Weighs on Application Software Stocks (ORCL, MSFT, SAP, MITK, BSFT, VRSN)

Posted: June 18, 2012 at 2:12 pm

Software giant Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is trading down about -2% in the early afternoon today following a research note from JMP Securities that maintains the firm’s ‘market perform’ rating, ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 15, 2012 (AAPL, FDO, A, KR, ORCL, CPST, RBY, FDX, CAG, RHT, ATPG, MVIS, MSFT)

Posted: June 15, 2012 at 4:06 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning as markets reacted to news of a cooperative effort by central banks to maintain liquidity in the world’s financial ...
Read Full Story »

Apple-Motorola Suit Dismissed: Judge is Not Impressed (AAPL, GOOG, ORCL)

Posted: June 8, 2012 at 8:49 am

US District Court Judge Richard Posner has decided, for the moment, to dismiss two-year old patent litigation involving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Motorola Mobility, now merged with Google Inc.(NASDAQ: ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 7, 2012 (HAL, ORCL, VZ, CIM, CHTR, CMVT, SJM, LULU, TITN, XIDE, PNY, JVA, TA, RDS-A, MDR, MOH)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 4:08 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following the announcement of an interest rate cut in China (our coverage here). Spain sold more than €2 billion in ...
Read Full Story »

Salesforce Places Big Bet on Social Networks (CRM, FB, GM, LNKD, GOOG, ORCL)

Posted: June 4, 2012 at 7:39 am

Customer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Buddy Media for approximately $689 million in cash and stock. The transaction is ...
Read Full Story »

Google Wins Verdict in Oracle Patent Suit

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Even the whittled down version of the patent infringement lawsuit that Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) brought against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) didn’t pass a San Francisco jury today. The federal ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ORCL, NOV, MMM, TEVA, JDSU, AMCX, MT, HNR, KSS, WIN, DDS, JKS, PGR, SOL, URRE, MNST, WFR)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The major US stock indexes opened significantly higher this morning as investors were heartened by yesterday’s nationalization of Spain’s Bankia. The Bank of England also keps rates and asset purchases ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Toyed with the Idea of Buying RIM, Palm (ORCL, RIMM, HPQ, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 3:21 pm

In testimony in the copyright infringement case brought by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that his company considered buying smartphone makers ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Rejects Google Offer in Patent Dispute (ORCL, GOOG)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 11:24 am

In August 2010, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) filed suit against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for patent infringements on the Java programming language the Oracle acquired with its purchase of Sun ...
Read Full Story »

Oracle Buys Drug Trial Software Firm (ORCL)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has announced that it will acquire ClearTrial, a maker of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations applications for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close in ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (HD, LNKD, MU, RGLD, BX, ORCL, GIS, KKD, SAI, DQ, FRED, BHI, LOOK, SEED, GMCR, YGE)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened slightly higher this morning, expecting good news from today’s report on existing home sales. Alas, the number came in lower than expectations and sent the DJIA to a ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ARMH, HOG, UPS, KMI, AAPL, FCFC, JASO, JEF, PATH, TIF, ORCL, KKD, RCON, NEWL, TRGT)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened lower this morning and nothing came along all day to move any of the three major indexes above the neutral line. The morning’s report on housing starts was ...
Read Full Story »

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (ORCL, ITRI, CSX, ABB, GILD, BKS, BYD, CCO, CIE, DTG, HL, JAKK, M, MDT, PXD, SKS, WLK, THLD, CORT, GTXI, CHTP, WMT, WFT)

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 4:05 pm

US markets opened higher this morning and traded higher for most of the day. The DJIA briefly rose above 13,000 for the first time in nearly 3 years. But in ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Increase Bets Across the Board

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:33 am

For the first time in a long time, short sellers have increased their bets that the stock prices of most large companies and in most large sectors will fall. The ...
Read Full Story »