Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners paid $30 million for the philanthropic technology provider in 2009.

Oracle (ORCL) shares are higher after being upgraded to 'overweight' with a $48 price target by analysts at Atlantic Equities on Wednesday.

Oracle (ORCL) is planning a $10 billion bond sale in seven parts to help finance the $5.3 billion purchase of Micros Systems (MCRS) that was announced last week,

Oracle announced Monday the purchase of Micros Systems for $5.3B and plans to combine their industry specific applications with its own.

Oracle's massive acquisition of Micros for $5.3 billion can revive Oracles's growth in software and hardware. Moreover, the company could deploy its massive cash reserves for more acquisitions.

In the energy sector, 25% of the companies covered by Morningstar garnered fair-value increases of more than 10%.

After mass shootings, a lot of investors are saying enough if enough.

Nvidia stock is being bought on the dip. Here's how traders should approach it now.

"Combining our assets and talented team with Broadcom's existing enterprise software portfolio creates a remarkable enterprise software player," said VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram.