SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Investors have historically favored big name companies that are leaders in their respective sectors, an approach that brings to mind giants such as Microsoft, General Electric and McDonald's.

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 4, 2008 -- Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated , a global leader in providing outsourced customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing arena, announced today its financial results for the second-quart

FREDERICK, Md. - Bride-to-be Tyra Seiver wanted white benches for her August wedding, but she balked at the $1,000 cost to rent them. So her fianc, William Higgs, built them himself. The couple spent $50 on lumber and $60 on discounted fabric at Jo-Ann fa

Ten years ago, Terrie Wierciak turned her love of appliqué into an embroidery business, Terrific Originals of Ottawa, Ill. After she mastered a professional embroidery machine, Terrie and husband Larry expanded the business to include image transfers, gl

(AP:NEW YORK) Wall Street tumbled for a second session Wednesday after a government report on retail sales and a jump in oil prices raised investors' concerns about consumers' ability to spend and feed economic growth.