Standing headlines for the political campaign: “Biden Stumbles”…  Former NFL coach and commentator Tony Dungy said he disappointed in Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, because Kraft hired troublesome player Antonio Brown because professional football players need to be role models.

Statistics released by Oracle this week show the number of Oracle NetSuite customer has risen about 28 percent for the 12 months ended August 31. In a prepared statement, Oracle co-Mark Hurd said there were more than 18,000 NetSuite ERP customers when the first quarter ended August 31.

Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd has removed himself from the software company's operations while he battles an un-specified, but apparently long-term illness. The company announced this week that chairman Larry Ellison and co-CEO Safra Catz will take over his duties.