Oracle Earnings Pop 20% on New Software License Sales

Net income for the quarter ended Aug. 31 was $1.35 billion, or 27 cents a share, up from $1.12 billion, or 22 cents, a year earlier, Oracle said in a statement today. Revenue surged 48% to $7.5 billion.
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Regulators to Take Aim at Bank ‘Window Dressing’

Regulators may outline new rules to target so-called window dressing, a practice that some banks use to temporarily reduce their debt levels before reporting their finances.

The SEC is scheduled to raise the matter at a meeting on Friday, then issue …

FedEx Earnings More than Double, Plans 1,700 Layoffs

Despite more than doubling its earnings over the last three months, economic bellwether FedEx says that it will slash 1,700 jobs as it closes 100 facilities.
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