profit
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The San Antonio oil refiner posted a profit of $3.72 billion, or $12.62 a share, compared with $714 million, or $2.28 a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Prada said Thursday that its net profit slumped in the first half of this year as it integrates its new brand Versace, amid what the luxury fashion company called a "disrupted" macroeconomic environment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
One consequence of this winner-take-all market is that the corporations not at the top of the profit ladder are forced to fight over little more than the crumbs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Yum Brands reported its second-quarter profit more than doubled to $853 million, driven by higher sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The men who hired them were for the most part moral citizens intent on efficiency and profit.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
See more: Samsung delivers record-setting profits, but the shares still can’t catch a break from investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
A single star employee’s algorithm can generate hundreds of millions of dollars, a factor that has helped the firms generate outsize profits in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Oxfam estimated that a tax on the profits of the largest fossil fuel corporations could raise up to $400 billion globally in its first year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sales at Microsoft for the three months from April to June were up 18% to $90bn, with profits up 31% to $36bn and.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The two haggled over the profits for several minutes.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Collins has profited quite handsomely from her singular access to and conflict with power.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
He claimed the women had profited from selling dozens of his daughter's items at auctions in the US in 2021 and 2023, accusing them of having "deliberately concealed" their sale.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“During a time when our community was meant to come together to help those in need, Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation profited from other people’s tragedies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He also shared times that fun moments have gone sour, such as feeling slighted by a friend who profited from selling him a boat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A reminder of how much they profited from her labor.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Energy majors are profiting also from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Imagine flipping through the channels and stumbling on a film starring your deceased son or brother, knowing that someone you do not know or trust is profiting from his image without your input or consent."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“We’re all profiting, I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He tried again and again, profiting from his mistakes, and finally he felt he had a likeness of his wife real enough to embrace.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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