profitable

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Ken Segall, Jobs's creative director for 12 years, told the BBC that Apple's current chief executive, Tim Cook, had done an "amazing job" at changing with the times and keeping the company profitable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Palantir did not report its first profitable quarter until the end of 2022, almost two decades after it was founded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The group under its new chief executive officer, Diana Layfield, now intends to double down on its profitable U.K. business and pivot into Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

To come up with some names, Barron’s screened the fund’s holdings for consumer staples and utilities stocks that are expected to be profitable in 2026 and boast dividend yields of 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Another insect to learn the profitable way of resistance was the codling moth, or appleworm, in the 1920’s, although lead arsenate had been used successfully against it for some 40 years.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson