Новости за 04.06.2016

College students these days are borrowing more money than ever before.

What: Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals , a drug developer that's perhaps best-known for growth by acquisition, tumbled once again, losing 15% of its market value in May, based on data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn just released his first-quarter 2016 investor letter.

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Clinical trial results can move biotech stocks significantly higher or lower, so investors need to pay particularly close attention to companies that are expected to report trial data soon.

What: Shares of both Williams Companies and Energy Transfer Equity climbed 20% and 12.7%, respectively, in May.

What: Despite the news this past month that FMC Technologies will merge with engineering and construction firm Technip , shares of FMC tumbled 11%, as the entire energy industry -- especially those with heavy ties to offshore production -- continues to struggle.

Diversified 3D printing industry leaders 3D Systems Corporation and Stratasys Ltd. will face increasing competition as more companies enter the enterprise space.

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Every quarter for the past 16 quarters, International Business Machines has reported a year-over-year revenue decline.

Competitive strength is one of the most important aspects to consider when making investing decisions, and brand differentiation can be a key source of competitive strength.With this in mind, companies such as Apple , Disney , and Costco are particularly strong candidates for investors looking to profit from the power of brands over the long term.

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Bank of America 's stock has climbed consistently over the last few weeks, but it's my opinion that it still has a lot of room to run.

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Since being spun-off from Abbott Laboratories in 2013, AbbVie has blossomed into a top dividend growth stock.

Chances are that if I say the word "taxes," a cluster of not-so-nice words and images will probably come to mind.

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Crude oil has been on fire during the past couple of months, nearly doubling from its bottom in the mid-$20s in February.

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There's been plenty of buzz about chipmaker Qualcomm making a big acquisition to diversify its core business away from mobile chips, where it has been losing market share to cheaper challengers like MediaTek and first-party chips from Samsung , Huawei , and other OEMs. Two potential targets that analysts have frequently suggested are Xilinx and NXP Semiconductors .

Costco Wholesale Corporation is one of the leading success stories in the retail industry today, but does that make its stock a buy? There are three reasons to think that it does and one to think that it doesn't.

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It's an exciting time when you set out to buy a new home.

Federal prosectors filed a new charge Friday against former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli claiming he hid control of shares in another company he used to head, according to a Reuters report.