Stocks rallied to a modest gain at the close of trading Tuesday. Huge profits by investment bank Goldman Sachs collided with weak data from retailers and a mixed outlook from some giants of the technology sector.

Sun Microsystems ( JAVA - news - people ) warned investors its latest financial results will disappoint. The chipmaker forecast sales of $2.6 billion for its recent quarter, compared with analysts' expectations for revenues of $3.1 billion.

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