Oracle Shares Rebound After Tuesday's Selloff
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 2/28/2007

Tuesday's major market correction certainly didn't help Nasdaq-listed companies, especially Redwood City, CA-based Oracle Corp. Investor uncertainty dropped shares by nearly 4%, but things seem to have turned around during Wednesday trading. The database and application software company had gained over 2% by mid-morning, but there still remains uncertainty as to how the company will perform for the rest of the year. December sales were lower than expected in applications, but higher in database-related products - the opposite of what many analysts believed would happen. With a recent string of major acquisitions Oracle hopes to increase market share and profitability. Will it be able to do so? More >

Oracle Beats Revenue and Earnings Estimates
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 6/29/2005

The software giant reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that beat most analysts' estimates due to strong database software sales in the U.S. The fourth-quarter was the first full quarter since the acquisition of PeopleSoft, Inc. and the strong results helped push the stock price up 60 cents in early morning trading. More >

Oracle Sweetens Offer to Nab PeopleSoft
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 12/13/2004

After a bitter fight that had escalated into Hollywood proportions, in an epic 18-month long battle that saw five takeover bids, three court cases, and the firing of a chief executive and a loss of $1bln in sales for one side, Oracle finally emerged victorious today in its bid to buy rival PeopleSoft. Described as a "a long, emotional struggle" by a PeopleSoft director, the sale, worth $10.3bln, creates the world's second largest company behind Germany's SAP AG in the $22 billion market for programs that handle tasks such as payroll and human resources. With an offer over the $24 that Oracle had earlier called its "best and final", the $26.50 per share, a 10.6% premium to PeopleSoft's Friday close, was enough to sway the PeopleSoft board in their favor. More >