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Jefferies reiterates its Buy rating on MICROS Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS) and raises its price target to $60 from $58 following the company's most recent 10-Q filing. Jefferies comments, "We have updated our model to include the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow breakout provided in MCRS' F2Q12 10-Q but...

This is your Benzinga news summary for Tuesday, December 20, 2011, covering headlines from Tuesday's daytime trading session. Today at market close, the Dow Jones Index traded up about 337.17 points or 2.87%, the S&P 500 traded 2.98% higher, the Nasdaq Composite Index traded up 3.19%, and the...

RBC Capital has upgraded MICROS Systems (NASDAQ: MCRS) from Outperform to Top Pick.

Oppenheimer & Co. is out with a research report on Micros Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS) and is raising its price target to $57, and it has an Outperform rating on shares. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer & Co. writes, "MCRS built on its solid FY11 business momentum and started FY12 on the...

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), is pleased to announce that Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH), owners or part-owners and managers of 49 luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise properties operating in 24 countries, has selected MICROS OPERA and MICROS POS solutions.  The...

MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS) announces that Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG has selected MICROS as the preferred technology vendor for all of its first-class hotels and resorts across Europe. The MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution, including Materials Control, as well as a variety of...

Who knew that a multi-billion-dollar corporation could be so deceptive and sneaky? Benzinga's own John Thorpe did, suggesting earlier this year that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) chose to acquire Skype in order to spy on us. Now TechCrunch is reporting that the Windows maker is being sued for...

At a time when continuing growth of the U. S. economy appears not so certain, investors often look to overweight industries that can continue to grow. E-commerce is an industry that fits the bill. According to Forrester Research, U. S. e-commerce industry grew by 12.6% to $176 billion in 2010 and...

The FBI, Justice Department and SEC are reportedly investigating Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) for possible bribery. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a petition to block AT&T's (NYSE: T) takeover of T-Mobile.

By Michael Comeau Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) just cracked the code on getting a tablet noticed in a crowded market -- you take it away! On August 18, HP announced a major restructuring initiative, including the elimination of its poorly selling TouchPad tablet (see Unable to Beat Apple, HP Takes on...