There’s an old joke in Silicon Valley about Oracle (ORCL) founder and CEO Larry Ellison:Q: What’s the difference between God and Larry Ellison?A: God doesn’t think he’s Larry

This Wednesday after the close, Oracle (ORCL) is due out with its first-quarter numbers. And I think this a decent time to belly up to the big-name California-based company. Here's why -- in no parti

Oracle (ORCL) came out with fourth-quarter earnings after today's closing bell. The world’s second-largest software-maker said it earned $0.46 per share, besting consensus estimates of $0.44 pe

Minyanville Morning Memo What to Watch: Investors will hope to unearth a gem in Oracle (ORCL) this Ruby Tuesday as the world’s largest enterprise software company reports fourth quarter ea

On Friday, I mentioned that I’d be busy the entire weekend working on my wife’s “honey-do” list. I was spot on. But there were a couple of perks that came with the work: 

Oracle (ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison has expanded his empire, snapping up Sun Microsystems (JAVA) after IBM (IBM) failed to acquire the server maker. Which recalls that old chestnut:Q: What’s the di

Editor's Note: The following post is courtesy of Dr. Duru. This is the second part of a 2-part series. Part 1 can be found here.Two weeks ago, I used data on options expiring on February 20, 2009 to

Editor's Note: This piece is by Rolfe Winkler, of OptionARMageddon.We're not quite as healthy as we thought we were. The Wall Street Journal reports that "JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Chief Ex

After nearly 3 years of bleeding cash, US homebuilders are on shaky ground. The market for new homes is being decimated by rampant overbuilding during the boom, and by the flood of bank-owned propert

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