Oracle Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts

Oracle’s earnings are in. Both revenue and profits beat the expectations of analysts. Shares are up more than 3 percent after hours.

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eBay: Plenty of Options to Unlock Value

On Wednesday, eBay will hold a meeting with analysts to discuss the current business and strategy. There is little expectation that the company will announce any dramatic moves, and concern about the health of the business remains high, as expressed by eBay’s surprisingly low P/E–the stock trades at just seven times expected 2009 results. Of the 29 analysts tracked by Thomson who follow the company, only four rate the stock a Buy or Strong Buy.

Kara Visits Reuters' Tom Glocer

With the deal for News Corp. to buy Dow Jones (owner of this site) for $5 billion struck late yesterday, it’s a sure thing that Reuters Group CEO Tom Glocer is probably happy he has his merger with Thomson Corp. almost done, especially as the race to provide digital news of all kinds–especially financial–just got [...]