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Next up in the prediction markets, a two-bet parlay: Dodgers are eliminated early in the playoffs and Walter sells his stake in the team, with the over/under for his profit set at $8 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The analyst expects the South Korean state utility operator’s profit to decline sharply in 2H, with higher crude oil and liquefied natural gas prices weighing on its bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

You may be able to profit from investors’ irrational belief that crashes are especially likely to occur in October.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"This is a stark reminder of the ruthless acts used by smuggling gangs to exploit desperate people for profit, but today shows there is nowhere for them to hide."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Previously Hall had invented a machine capable of typing in Braille, the Hall Braille Writer, which he never patented because he felt profit should not sully the cause of serving the blind.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Details of how to run the syndicate were left to its members — insurers licensed to operate in California who would share in the plan’s profits and losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

At Volvo, Zellmer will face a steeper cost structure than the one that helps fuel Škoda’s profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Their recruitment model, buying players in and selling them on for vast profits, is envied.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

However, market upheavals like this are exactly when independent traders who shift oil, natural gas and metals around the world and are willing to take the risks get to reap giant profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The award-winning poster included ten tips for running a successful lemonade stand, a profit-and-loss statement, business definitions, and a chart that tracked franchise profits.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Collins has profited quite handsomely from her singular access to and conflict with power.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

The CMA's investigation into the heating oil market found the price increases after the Iran war largely reflected rising wholesale costs and suppliers have not profited materially from the crisis.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

Many of his assets are held in a trust overseen by Donald Trump Jr. The president said Wednesday that he profited on his investment accounts in 2025 because stock markets rallied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The list of Founding Fathers who owned enslaved people or profited in some way from slavery is long and filled with both familiar and less famous names.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

From their desks, brokers are profiting as buyers of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline mitigate wild swings in prices with derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

A bull call spread involves purchasing a lower-strike VIX call and selling a higher-strike one with the aim of profiting if the index rises.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Greg Kading is profiting off Duane Davis’s life story,” Palal said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The party said its aim was to stop delivery and gig economy companies profiting from illegal workers "without consequences".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

For most people, knowing if and how their tissues are being used in research is a far bigger issue than profiting from them.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot