Ticker Talk:

Palo Alto-based Garage.com Inc., which matches tech start-ups with potential venture capital investors online, filed Tuesday with the SEC for a $68.4-million initial stock sale. . . . Janus Capital Corp., the hottest U.S. mutual fund group, said Tuesday it raised its stake in Apple Computer (AAPL) to 6.1% of the firm’s stock as of the end of last year. Janus owned about 3.6% of Apple’s shares as of Sept. 30. The stock has tripled in the last 12 months. On Tuesday it climbed $3.19 to $119 on Nasdaq.