Oracle profit, software license growth decline


Oracle Corp. said its first-quarter profit fell as the company recorded higher costs and lower sales, driven again by a double-digit decline in new software licenses.

The Redwood Shores, Calif., company has blamed disappointing results in recent quarters on the stronger U.S. dollar, which lowers the revenue it records from business abroad.

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