Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) posted better-than- expected earnings after the close of trading. It is also going to start paying a dividend. But where this gets interesting is that Oracle would be…
Douglas A. McIntyre Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. The enterprise software giant is expected to post non-GAAP earnings of $0.32 EPS and $5.45 billion in…
Douglas A. McIntyre There is market chatter, despite the sell-off, that Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) may play catch-up in the virtualization space. Jefferies has noted that Larry Ellison and friends may soon acquire privately held…
Microsoft (MSFT) is pushing hard to show that it can be a viable competitor in the business of providing operating systems for smartphones. It has done a deal with handset giant LG…
According to Reuters, a poll of economists says the Japanese economy is likely to get worse. Reuters reports that Trump Entertainment may file for Chapter 11. Reuters writes that California may have…
Wall St. is estimating that Microsoft (MSFT) will make $.40 a share in the current quarter and $1.77 for its fiscal year which ends in June. The company’s CEO is sending a…
Shares in large software companies including Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) have been selling off quickly over the last two quarters. The general forecasts for the firms is that a slowdown in…
Short sellers placed large bets against the stock of tech companies for the period ending on January 15, taking a series of positions to gamble that firms like Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) has begun the process of breaking itself into pieces. Reuters reports that Chrysler is in deal talks about selling assets to Renault or Magna. Reuters reports the…
It seems that no matter what the market does, investors still want to see which old tech stock is the one to own for the year ahead. Everyone still remembers the massive…
If investors had a notion that short sellers were going to stay in big financials, they were wrong. Short interest in the weakest companies in the sector dropped. Shares short in Citigroup…
According to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler are close to a loan deal with the government. Reuters reports that Obama will ask for a major stimulus package focusing on infrastructure and helping…
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) posted non-GAAP earnings of $0.34 EPS and $5.7 billion in revenue compared with First Call estimates of $0.34 EPS and $5.84 billion in sales. There is more data…
Douglas A. McIntyre After the close of trading today, Larry Ellison & Co. is set to report earnings for Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL). Thomson Reuters (First Call) has earnings estimates of $0.34 EPS on $5.84…
Douglas A. McIntyre As you will see, most of the top technology stocks from the NASDAQ 100 saw an increase in the number of shares being sold short from mid-November to late November. With the…
