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Marc Benioff Reached Millionaire Status by Age 25 -- and 9 Other Things to Know About the Co-Founder of SalesforceOn Sunday, Benioff and his wife Lynne announced their $190 million purchase of Time magazine from Meredith Corp.

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Oracle to Buy NetSuite in $9.3 Billion DealOracle has also acquired companies such as Textura and Opower to increase its competitiveness in the cloud market.

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Oracle Ordered to Pay HP $3 Billion in Itanium CaseOracle said it would appeal the verdict.

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Google Beats Oracle in $9 Billion Android TrialA U.S. jury handed Google a major victory on Thursday in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones.

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Legal Issues

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Business Growth

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Innovation

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Leadership

Is Oracle's Co-CEO Move a Trend or Just Something That Works for Oracle?

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CEOs

Oracle Now Has Two Leaders, But Can These Arrangements Work?

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Larry Ellison

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