profit
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More than half failed to make a profit last year, while changes to national insurance and business rates resulted in a loss of 6,000 jobs.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
FedEx logged higher revenue in its latest quarter on higher shipping rates and volumes, but its profit ticked down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
The country’s equal commitment to capitalism meant that it was possible to make a tidy profit at it in the process.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
And with profit margins for major technology companies at or near record highs, today’s valuations are nowhere near the nosebleed levels many bears would have you believe.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
If he did not profit from his methods it was not his fault, but this arose from an extraordinary and extreme instance of contrary Fortune.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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