<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060320/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_oracle"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060320/capt.fx10103201959.earns_oracle_fx101.jpg?x=130&am p;y=91&sig=t7XRPj5Kq.MRPuSSOD0iRQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The Oracle campus is seen in Redwood Shores, Calif., on Friday, March 17, 2006. Business software maker Oracle Corp. is expected to report fiscal third-quarter earnings of 18 cents per share after the stock market closes Monday, March 20, 2006 and discuss its effort to stitch together all the pieces of a recent shopping spree that has included the acquisitions of rivals PeopleSoft Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oracle Corp. said Monday its quarterly profit rose 42 percent, marking the business software maker's most significant strides since embarking on a high-priced shopping spree of software makers more than a year ago.</p><br clear=all>
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Oracle 3Q Profit Surpasses Expectations
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