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Larry Ellison nixes plan to offload up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock

Bloomberg - Technology and Wall Street Journal describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Oracle founder Larry Ellison has canceled his plan to sell up to $7.5 billion worth of stock in the software company.
The headline split CNBC frames it as "Larry Ellison nixes plan to offload up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock". Bloomberg - Technology frames it as "Larry Ellison Ends Plan to Sell Up to $7.5 Billion in Oracle Stock".
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CNBCNews report · Sep 12, 5:14 PM

Larry Ellison nixes plan to offload up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has canceled his plan to sell up to $7.5 billion worth of stock in the software company.

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CNA SingaporeNews report · Sep 12, 6:38 PM

Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell Oracle stock

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Wall Street JournalNews report · Sep 12, 5:10 PM

Larry Ellison Scraps Plan to Sell Up to $7.5 Billion Worth of Oracle Stock

The billionaire said that no stock was sold, and that he canceled a plan to unload 50 million shares.

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Bloomberg - TechnologyNews report · Sep 12, 4:33 PM

Larry Ellison Ends Plan to Sell Up to $7.5 Billion in Oracle Stock

Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison canceled his plan to sell as many as 50 million shares in the tech company, a holding worth $7.5 billion, a day after the company disclosed the founder’s...

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