Oracle trails only Nvidia among large-cap tech this year, as Ellison closes in on Bezos

Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle, speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017.Larry Ellison turned 80 last month. It's been a celebratory year.While fellow legacy tech players Intel and Cisco struggle to find their footing in a world driven increasingly by the promise of artificial intelligence, Oracle has emerged as a Wall Street darling.Following a better-than-expected earnings report after the close on Monday, the stock popped 1 ...