PeopleSoft Posts Profit
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By Spencer Swartz SAN FRANCISCO  - PeopleSoft Inc.  on Thursday returned to profit in the third quarter from a year earlier with a 12 percent rise in sales that upended market fears that Oracle Corp.'s takeover bid had damaged PeopleSoft's business in the quarter.
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Oracle's earnings exceeded expectations, despite sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
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Procter &amp; Gamble Co  posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday as strength in emerging markets helped offset slower growth in North America and Western Europe.
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Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. said Monday that it expects third-quarter revenue to range between &#36;680 million and &#36;695 million, above average Wall Street estimates of &#36;651.9 million.
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Oracle Corp  said on Wednesday  that quarterly profit rose 35 percent as new software sales  soared, beating expectations at a time when investors are  nervous that IT spending is slowing, and its shares climbed 4  percent.
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Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday   posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by   stronger-than-expected new software license revenue.
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Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world&#39;s second largest software company benefited
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PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday said it expects quarterly revenue to beat Wall Street estimates, bolstering its case to remain independent, and its shares fell 2 percent.
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Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Thursday said its fiscal fourth profit rose 27 percent on record revenue as sales surged across most of its business lines and geographic regions.
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Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported  a higher quarterly profit as the world's second largest  software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship  database software.
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Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the companyâs forecast for next year was slightly below analystsâ estimates.
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Oracle Corp.  posted a  quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped Wall Street estimates  as new business software license revenue rose, sending its  shares up 13 percent to their highest in four years.
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PeopleSoft Inc. Monday raised its forecast for the just-ended quarter, helped by an increased average selling price and strong performances in North America and Europe.
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 18--Oracle earned $967 million during the second quarter, an  increase of 21 percent from the same quarter last year, the company said  today.
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 19--Oracle reported record first quarter revenues and earnings  Tuesday, with its net income rising 29 percent to $670 million during the  fiscal first quarter of 2007.
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Slams SAP's 'downmarket' strategy Database software giant Oracle said its first quarter profit rose by 25 per cent, with revenue and earnings per share beating Wall Street expectations for the firm.â¦
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Oracle Corp., posted a gain in fiscal second-quarter earnings Monday that beat Wall Street forecasts. The report was released three days earlier than originally scheduled because the