Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has launched a skills development initiative for IT practitioners in Africa as a response to the gaps created by the increasing adoption of new technologies by institutions and governments on the continent without a sufficient number of suitably skilled practitioners. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in last trading activity decreased -0.42% to close at $38.30. Company weekly performance is -1.85% while its quarterly performance stands at -3.74%. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is -10.80% away from its 52 week high.Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) announced that it will issue its third quarter 2014 earnings release before the market opens on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and will post it to the company’s website at that time. On last trading day Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) advanced 11.31% to close at $1.87. Its volatility for the week is 17.03% while volatility for the month is 10.83%. ACI's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -28.00%. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) monthly performance is -32.49%.BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY), launched BlackBerry Passport in the state. It features a large square touch screen and new qwerty touch-enabled keyboard. The device is purpose-built for productivity-driven business professionals who want a smartphone that empowers them with the mobile tools. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) in last trading activity advanced 2.36% to close at $9.11. Company weekly performance is -1.19% while its quarterly performance stands at -6.18%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is -21.80% away from its 52 week high.Zacks upgraded shares of Independent Bank Group (NASDAQ:IBTX) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. The firm currently has $48.50 price target on the stock. Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBTX) has 15.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 26.50%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $45.20.Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $4.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. Tenet Healthcare Corp’s revenue was up 66.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Tenet Healthcare Corp will post $1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On Wednesday shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC) closed at $53.38. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 5.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 19.90%.
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