Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN) is watching its shares get cut in half in Wednesday’s session after receiving a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company announced that it...
The world of fluid management and water management continues to see consolidation.  This morning came news that Nalco Holding Company (NYSE: NLC) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with...
S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (29 APR – 5 MAY) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 5May11 Close Price 29Apr11 Market Cap ($Mil) Novellus Systems Inc. NVLS 10.3 35.42 32.10 3162.8 Macy’s Inc...
Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) is going to have to make some more threats if he wants the EU to approve his company’s deal to buy Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $9.50 a...
In the wake of a poor first quarter report, iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs, has tightened its belt and the belts of all its...
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) reported solid earnings for the third quarter today, but its share price has fallen more than 4% since the market opened this morning. Arch reported EPS of $0.68, compared with...
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Analyst: Hyperion Should Nix Oracle Deal: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Oracle Corp. will plunk down $3.3 billion to buy Hyperion Solutions Corp.,...
After today’s close we’ll get earnings out of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL).  The enterprise and CRM behemoth is expected to post $0.27 non-GAAP EPS on $5.42 Billion in revenues according to First...
Shortly after today’s close we will see earnings from the king of enterprise-wide software leader Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL).  This will be one of the key results to watch, and with shares...
Oracle (ORCL) has launched its new "database management system" software’s latest version. But, a number of customers have indicated that they will not upgrade, maybe for a couple of...
Source: ThinkstockResearch and information analysis company IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire auto industry information and analysis firm R.L. Polk & Co. for...
There are reports from the Financial Times that were also just noted on CNBC that are almost baffling.  It seems that the European Commission may issue a formal objection to the Oracle Corp....
At about 12:30 p.m. today, all three major US stock indexes are lower, with the DJIA down about 57 points at around12,920, the Nasdaq down about 31 points at 2,945, and the S&P 500 down nearly 8.5...
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) posted earnings that Wall Street will have to wait for guidance before reaching a verdict.  Ellison & Co.’s first-quarter profit grew to roughly $840...
It would not be a good idea to look at IBM’s (IBM) superior earnings and assume that tech will have had a good third quarter and that the rest of the year looks super. With quarterly revenue of...