Oracle reports better-than-expected quarterly results; shares rise

Oracle chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019.Oracle shares rose 8% in extended trading on Monday after the database software vendor reported fiscal first-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates.Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $1.39 adjusted vs. $1.32 expectedRevenue: $13.31 billion vs. $13.23 billion expectedOracle's revenue increased 8% from $12.45 billion a ...