Applied Materials Inc. rose 1.1 percent to $14.82 with 14,452,500 shares traded. Aruba Networks fell 26.7 percent to $12.91 with 35,494,700 shares traded. Autodesk Inc. fell 7.4 percent to $36.83 with 11,966,600 shares traded.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17- Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz, enterprise companies are racking up most of the market gains.
Cisco Systems Inc. rose 11.9 percent to $23.73 with 119,731,100 shares traded. DryShips Inc. rose 10.6 percent to $2.07 with 18,990,600 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell 1.4 percent to $26.24 with 22,260,700 shares traded.
*Google music streaming service costlier than Pandora. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it is discovering that it needs help.
Affymax Inc. rose 36.5 percent to $1.57 with 27,053,600 shares traded. Cisco Systems Inc. rose 1.6 percent to $20.71 with 19,186,600 shares traded. Electronic Arts Inc. rose 15.5 percent to $21.26 with 15,365,400 shares traded.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
May 6- Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software Inc and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
NEW YORK, May 5- A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software and an announcement could come as early as Monday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett's son, Howard, will take over as Berkshire Hathaway Inc's nonexecutive chairman someday in order to ensure that Berkshire has the right chief executive in place, the elder Buffett said on Saturday. Warren Buffett has said in the past that Howard would assume that role when his father was no longer running Berkshire.