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Oracle Q4 Earnings Miss Amid Transition To Cloud

Oracle late Wednesday posted fiscal Q4 results that missed analyst expectation as the strong dollar hurt, but executives touted “astonishing” cloud growth that they say outpaces that of cloud software rivals Salesforce.com and Workday. Oracle (ORCL) said earnings per share minus items fell 14% from the year-earlier quarter to 78 cents. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected 86 cents. EPS ex items would have fallen 5% in constant currency,

Apple iPad Pro on the way, iOS 9 code indicates

Apple’s (AAPL) long-rumored jumbo-size iPad is looking more like the real deal. Software code for the upcoming iOS 9 operating system shows support for a larger on-screen iPad keyboard, according to a report this week by 9to5Mac. The iOS 9 code suggests that the so-called iPad Pro will have the same resolution as the iPad Air, 263 pixels per inch. But the iPad Pro would have a 12.9-inch screen vs. the 9.7-inch screen of the regular-size iPad. The iPad Pro would have nearly the same width resolution as two iPad Air 2 tablets running next to each other, 9to5Mac said. The new split-screen functionality announced for iOS 9 makes a lot of sense with the big-screen iPad.

Top Stock Ellie Mae Boosts Financial Software Group

The 19-stock financial software industry group is hitting new highs, thanks partly to IBD 50 stock Elli Mae (ELLI), which is trying to clear a buy point. The industry, which was ranked 17th out of 197 groups as of Wednesday’s IBD, is up more than 20% this year. Elli Mae, whose on-demand software handles the entire mortgage application process, boasts best-possible 99 Composite and Earnings Per Share ratings. But it’s had trouble clearing a 67.10