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large-cap

American  
[lahrj-kap] / ˈlɑrdʒˈkæp /

adjective

  1. designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more.

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Here were the best and worst performers in the large-cap index in February as of Friday’s opening bell.

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Here were the best and worst performers in the large-cap index in February as of Friday’s opening bell.

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That kind of growth puts Oracle in the “upper echelon” among large-cap names.

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With the bulk of earnings season behind us, it’s worth assessing how the highest profile large-cap stocks have behaved.

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A 10% drop isn’t anything out of the ordinary for AppLovin, which has been one of the most volatile large-cap stocks on the market in recent months.

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