Oracle, Cerner and the Liar’s Cloud

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This was the year Oracle(NASDAQ:ORCL) was finally recognized as a cloud player. When ORCL stock hit its all-time high on Dec. 6, investors were looking at a 67% year-to-date gain. Today, shares are up...

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