Google and Apple just picked a better decade

Stock traders were initially enthusiastic after another round of solid earnings and guidance from Micron Technology (MU) after yesterday’s close but were then taken aback by Apple’s (AAPL) announcement of price increases.

The possibility of more violence and a potential oil shortage have raised the cost of crude, lifted interest rates and sent stocks south just as the Nasdaq could have posted its 14th consecutive gain.

Are small-cap stocks are getting ready to board the elevator down from the penthouse?