loss-making

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The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

If investors stopped accepting their earnings adjustments, some would be revalued as loss-making businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

A turnaround plan, which saw it shut 15 loss-making bars, was not enough to revive its fortunes, the company said.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Although it was valued at $500 billion in late 2025 after some employees were allowed to sell shares to investors, OpenAI is still loss-making and doesn’t expect to be cash positive until 2030.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026