Oracle Doesn&#39;t Want to Take It Higher
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With Oracle&#39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) $24-a-share offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) set to expire late Friday night, the database giant has thrown cold water on the notion that the price could go higher.
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The Motley Fool - It appears that Larry Ellison took to the stage last week with more drama in mind than he had the right to perform. Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) really did produce a strong quarter, but the CEO may have been speaking with feet of clay when he came out strongly in regard to rival enterprise-software developer SAP (NYSE: S News). An SAP representative took the time to give me his company's side of the story, to which I've added my own Foolish touch.
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If Oracle (Quote, Chart) is buying, PeopleSoft&#39;s Dave Duffield isn&#39;t selling -- at least not at these prices. The founder and new CEO of the Pleasanton, Calif.
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Oracle, which is in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft, on Monday raised its offer for the smaller software company by $3 per share to $24 per share.
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Two days after a PeopleSoft Inc. board member suggested the company may be willing to sell to Oracle Corp. for the right price, an Oracle director said his firm&#39;s offer to buy its Pleasanton rival for $21 per share may not be final.
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The economy may be sputtering, but Oracle Corp. is still hitting on all cylinders. Brushing aside worries about a possible slowdown in the technology sector, Oracle soared well beyond analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter and raised hopes for a strong start in 2008 with an upbeat forecast.
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Oracle Corp. may have won a major antitrust fight with the Justice Department last week over its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc., but that doesn't mean the company is on the verge of closing the deal.
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Oracle Corp.  Chief Executive Larry Ellison said on Friday that Oracle has talked about revising its &#36;21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc. , but he dented Wall Street expectations by saying Oracle has focused more on lowering the bid than raising it.
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Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Tuesday  reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit fueled by steady  demand for its flagship database software, but executives  warned that customers were still cautious about spending on  technology.
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The board of PeopleSoft Inc. yesterday rejected Oracle Corp.&#39;s $24-a-share hostile takeover bid as too cheap, but said it was open to a deal at a higher price.
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It&#39;s been a good year for Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison. In all, Oracle posted breathtaking earnings gains, beat a Justice Department lawsuit, forced the firing of a key rival, and
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Oracle may yet prevail, but not because its target is surrendering. Digging in for a long fight is more likely. When PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Oct. 1, Wall Street
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Oracle just closed out another impressive quarter, and it may just be getting warmed up.
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PeopleSoft shareholders have rejected Oracle&#39;s &quot;final&quot; offer for the company, but could Oracle make a comeback? The board is hoping it can hold off its rival for just a few more innings.
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REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. - Oracle Corp. has again raised the stakes in its long-running attempt to take over rival PeopleSoft Inc. On Monday, Oracle boosted its bid by another 14.
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If you think Oracle&#39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) 18-month fight to buy PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) was tough, wait until you see the struggle to make it work.
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WILMINGTON, Del. - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison denied Friday that his company&#39;s $7.7 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft Inc.