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Nature of the Big-Cap Beast

By Jim Cramer

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 We are getting moves in big-caps that I normally expect in small-caps and techies. Did anyone expect Merck to go up 7 points on a quarter? Did you think a steel company like Reliance could bolt up $5 on a beat? I know I didn't. When you consider how far some of these stocks have traveled this week, you have to believe that those who think big-caps are finished -- and there are many of them -- just have it all plain wrong. With all of the money being made in big-caps but not in tech, I come back to the haunting premise: The public keeps waiting for the lift-off in the semis and softwares. It's waiting for the Rackables to be up $10 or the Logitechs to be up $15. The public needs Dell to double. And, judging by the various...

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