break even

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Wall Street was looking for essentially a break-even gross profit from $1.2 billion in sales.

From Barron's

Rivian Automotive rallies after reporting a $120 million gross profit in the fourth quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s break-even expectation.

From Barron's

Rivian Automotive rallies after reporting a $120 million gross profit in the fourth quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s break-even expectation.

From Barron's

And it is inching toward the production break-even price, below which Russian oil companies lose money.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the middle of 2025, “monthly job gains have remained right around my staff’s estimate of the break-even level needed to keep the unemployment rate stable,” she said, adding that “jobs gains have not shown signs of a further slowing trend.”

From The Wall Street Journal