Stocks ended slightly lower Tuesday, though the Nasdaq eked out a gain. And Citigroup shares soared.

Earnings season got off to a better-than-expected start this week, fueling optimism that stocks may continue to bounce back from the recent pullback.

International Business Machines reported second-quarter earnings that blew past what analysts were forecasting, and the company's shares rose in late trading.

With all its riches, how can anyone call Google a "small" company, one that is vulnerable to competition and whose luck could turn any day? Dana Wagner is happy to explain, says the New York Times.

IBM won't be able to block its former mergers and acquisitions chief from working at rival Dell Inc. while a lawsuit against the executive works its way through the courts.

Today, bar codes are scanned more than 10 billion times a day around the world. And after 35 years, they are both the mundane minutiae of modern life and cultural icons of cold efficiency, identification and control.

Investors typically look to small cap stocks as the leaders out of a recession. More nimble than their large-cap counterparts, small cap companies are quicker to adapt during both economic downturns and periods of recovery.

With the sector leading the stock market’s charge, it’s tempting to jump in. These tips may help you pick companies with staying power.