Oracle’s (ORCL) earnings were excellent by any measure except, perhaps, the perverse yard-stick of Wall St. Revenue rose 21% and profits were up 30% To say in another way, margins improved...
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Oracle (ORCL) is trading down after reporting numbers that met earnings estimates but were weak with regard to sales. On the conference call, Chief...
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) has delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS) on October 9 whereby Oracle proposed to acquire BEA for $17.00 per share in...
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) reported earnings after the close of trading today.  Its earnings were $0.47 non-GAAP EPS on $7.2 Billion revenues.  The First Call estimates for the enterprise...
For some reason, there are four stocks trading ex-split today.  The following stocks will trade ex-split today at their new adjusted prices: Gorman-Rupp Co. (NYSE:GRC) trades after a 5-for-4...
NetSuite (NYSE: N) has priced its IPO, and the price has been raised yet again.  The company is selling 6,200,000 shares at a price of $26.00.  The lead underwriter is Credit Suisse and...
Larry Ellison Inc., I mean Oracle Corp. (ORCL-NASDAQ), is paying $495 million to acquire a small niche software player Agile Software (AGIL-NASDAQ).  The buyout price is $8.10 per share and that...
By Douglas McIntyre for DailyFinance Oracle (ORCL) did two things yesterday: It beat Wall Street earnings forecasts, and it set its first dividend. The second action may be more important than the...
Shares of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals fell on Tuesday after the company announced that a subsidiary had received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) was halted right after the close of trading this Thursday.  The halt was a NEWS PENDING status, and we all knew what was expected and what was coming… A NEW CEO. ...
The three major US equities indexes opened slightly lower this morning following some more dreary news from Europe. Eurozone PMI fell in February to a lower-than-expected reading of 49.3, reawakening...
All investors want to hear that the stocks they own are going to do well. Oracle (ORCL) sent a strong signal that Wall St. can count on big things. "Twenty percent? That’s for pikers....
Oracle (ORCL) dropped its $17-a-share bid for BEA Systems (BEAS) when a deadling set by the larger company passed. "BEA shareholders should not assume that Oracle will renew its $17 per share...
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) reports earnings after today’s close, but it is getting the same amount of attention as an ant across the field.  While everyone is focused on R-I-M, this is...