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The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Jim Mueller |
Foolish Investing and Boston Scientific In having bought Guidant, Boston Scientific might end up paying more than just the price. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Boston Scientific's Bold Move Acquiring Guidant would be risky, but it would give Boston Scientific exactly what it needs. It will be curious to see how J&J responds to this deal. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Guidant Auction Continues Johnson & Johnson hopes to save the deal with a last-minute raise of its offer. Although Boston Scientific's offer is $4 per share higher, that doesn't necessarily make it the best value. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Boston Scientific Get It Right? To boost investor confidence, management must first prove itself. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Oracle the Spoiler Again Oracle takes out the big guns to defend its turf against its foe, SAP. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
February 28, 2005
Paul Shread |
Software Consolidation Continues Shares of Retek rocketed 40% on news of being acquired by SAP... Nasdaq tumbles... Satellite radio stocks rise... etc. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle's Back to Its Bidding Ways The company challenges SAP's latest offer for Retek but this time without its CFO, Henry You. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Read a Mechanic's Work Order: Saturday Mechanic You can troubleshoot your repair after it's done -- without turning a wrench. Here's an overview of the sometimes confusing world of the repair order. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
High-Stakes Medical Device Chicken Boston Scientific has upped the ante again. Are they bluffing? Their latest offer is $80 a share -- $42 in cash and $38 in stock. Let's hope the board knows what it is doing, because it is staking the company on this. |
AskMen.com
Paul Anderson |
Questions To Ask Your Mechanic A mechanic should possess the same qualities that you expect from your doctor and dentist; namely trust and reliability. No one wants to have a regular mechanic who takes advantage of him every chance he gets. Since car owners have so much resting on these grease monkeys, it's very important to find the right guy. |
InternetNews
October 15, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Why Oracle's Tops in Takeovers Industry watchers think BEA's days are numbered: Larry Ellison and Oracle have spent years and billions mastering the art of the takeover. |
InternetNews
March 17, 2005
Roy Mark |
SAP Boosts Offer For Retek New $629 million bid counters Oracle's $525 million offer for retail software and services firm. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle, SAP: Upward Bound Analysts suggest Oracle's winning bid for the Minnesota-based retail software provider is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to potential mergers and acquisitions in the next 12 months. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Guidant: The Gift That Keeps on Giving And not in the good way. Last year, Boston Scientific took a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because it had to downgrade the value of what it got in acquiring Guidant. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Jim Mueller |
Guidant, Devices, and Recalls, Oh My! To repair its acquisition's good name, Boston Scientific must quickly fix Guidant's problems. One analyst sees annual growth for Guidant's devices in the 10% to 15% range. No one knows how accurate that will prove to be, but it certainly provides hope for the troubled acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Now That's Some Expensive Risk Mitigation Boston Scientific avoids a trial -- but at a dear cost. |
InternetNews
March 11, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle Woos, SAP Waits For Retek The two largest ERP software companies try to outbid each other in fight for retail software provider. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Get Ready for the New Boston Scientific Here's hoping it does a better job as a bigger business. For all of the risks that are present, there still could be rewards here for investors. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Boston Scientific: Finally Cheap Enough? Could shares of the medical device company now be attractive for long-term investors? |
InternetNews
September 19, 2005
Clint Boulton |
SAP Takes Triversity For Retail SAP's acquisition of retail software maker Triversity will give the company's retail arm a big boost against Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2009
Brian Orelli |
No Buyer's Remorse at Boston Scientific The pacemakers and defibrillators that Guidant contributed to Boston Scientific's bottom line are still growing strong, but the company had to take a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because the value of what it purchased has changed. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Once More With Guidant In the ongoing game of tit-for-tat, Boston Scientific ups its bid for Guidant. This battle will ultimately be decided by the 800-pound gorilla that is J&J. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
November 22, 2005
Clint Boulton |
SAP Gaining Ground in Merchant Applications The German software giant will purchase Khimetrics to keep up with Oracle in the retail applications niche. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2005
Michael Singer |
Retail in Flux as Oracle Battles SAP Bidding war over Retek and differences in Oracle and SAP's culture are confusing the retail industry. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
Know When To Dump Your Car Knowing exactly when you should dump your car is a little complicated. Here are some factors that you'll want to consider. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
J&J Guided to Guidant? Medical device investors felt their hearts skip as executives told The New York Times the two companies may be set to merge. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Larry Ellison Wins Again The battle for retail software applications vendor Retek ends, and Oracle comes out on top. Does any of this drama matter for shareholders? |
InternetNews
February 28, 2005
Jim Wagner |
SAP Bids on Competition The German IT giant bolsters its retail industry software presence with the purchase of one of its competitors. |
InternetNews
March 8, 2005
Paul Shread |
Oracle Makes Bid For Retek Investors react like they expect SAP to counter... WebMD reports expected results... Nasdaq slumps... Rising oil prices affect everyone... etc. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Steve Hamm |
Larry, You Picked A Nasty Fight In taking on heavyweight SAP in the corporate applications software market, Oracle faces very long odds. |
InternetNews
September 21, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Shatters 1Q Estimates Another blockbuster earnings report from Oracle ratchets up the pressure on arch-rival SAP. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Boston Scientific's Unscientific Outlook There's still uncertainty as the med-tech company blends an acquisition and deals with controversy. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Boston's Unscientific Results Boston Scientific reported third-quarter results that were at the upper end of the company's late-September earnings warning. The shares have had a rough run lately, down nearly 40% over the past year. Buying opportunity? |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2005
Tom Taulli |
SAP Revs on the M&A Autobahn Europe's largest software company proves it can do deals, too announcing its purchase of Retek. On the news, Retek's stock surged 40%. This transaction is likely to not be the last M&A deal for the German giant. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Boston Scientific Should Be Thankful The medical device maker's two-year-old acquisition of Guidant has saved it in the third quarter. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Boston Scientific Pays Up And Johnson & Johnson reaps the rewards. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Who's Buying Now? Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's buying now? Boston Scientific... Franklin Bank... Fossil... Gartner... iPass... |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2006
Tom Taulli |
SAP Gets Zapped SAP has always been conservative on guidance, but the company finally missed its numbers -- in a big way. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
All's Not Lost at Guidant Eroding sales, a partner with cold feet, and all sorts of litigation and investigation cloud Guidant's skies. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2005 |
Oracle Wins in Bid For Retek Offer of $11.25 per share wins out after rival SAP drops out of the bidding for the retail software play. |
Fast Company
November 2004
Kerry J. Sulkowicz |
The Corporate Shrink What do you make of the role of "gut feel" in business or investment decisions?... Should I remain freelancing for a sinking ship?... |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Too Bad It's Not in the "Restructuring" Business Shares of Boston Scientific slipped nearly 10% yesterday, after the company released earnings and guidance for this year. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Who's the Next IBM? The tech landscape is getting crowded with wannabe IBM clones. |
Bank Technology News
June 1, 2008
Michael Dumiak |
SAP vs. Oracle: Silicon Sluggers While the blow-by-blow between SAP and Oracle can be parsed as attack-counterattack, analysts say what's going on in these transformations is more than meets the eye. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Goodbye, Guidant Publicity woes drive Boston Scientific to ditch the Guidant name. In the meantime, Boston Scientific wants to capitalize on its entry into the ICD market, an area experiencing double-digit sales growth. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Delivers, Denounces a Rival Oracle's Ellison and his senior executive staff decided to rip into competitor SAP. Ellison then spent a good portion of the conference call outlining the many ways in which Oracle is outperforming its rival in enterprise-management software. |
