SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 -- Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. in a $10.3 billion deal, ending one of the longest and nastiest takeover battles in recent corporate history.

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -- Google stock jumped 18 percent in its long-awaited but rocky debut Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. debuted as a public company on Thursday, but that did not stop the debate over whether its auction-based IPO was a success or will influence future IPOs.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted approval for Google to proceed with its initial public offering of stock.

"Google has been granted its requested approval effective immediately," said SEC spokesperson Amy Best on Wednesday.

Google Inc.'s initial public offering of stock remained on hold yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed final approval of the company's prospectus.

Google could become a publicly traded company as early as tomorrow after asking federal regulators to approve its much-hyped stock offering.

The company asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to declare its registration statement effective 4 p.m. New York time today, which would allow the company to sell shares to the public.

(WASHINGTON) The auction on Google Inc's much-watched US$3.3 billion initial public offering opened yesterday despite the company saying a Playboy magazine interview with its founders may have violated securities rules.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Based on the estimated price range for its upcoming IPO, Google's potential top value of $32 billion would dwarf the valuations of several of the technology world's most legendary companies at the time they went public.

Smart-card group ERG's shares plunged to a record low yesterday as a collection of big institutions sold out of the stock.

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