profit

That left $845 for overhead, warranties and returns, marketing and profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Some wells yield dribbles while others gush profit, filling tarpaulin-lined pits and barrels with oil hauled off to improvised refineries for processing into petrol and diesel.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

A committee of MPs is set to question Gordon Brothers, Poundland's US owners, on Wednesday following accusations that the investment firm hopes to profit from selling off Poundland's 600 stores and stock piecemeal.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

He added the business made a profit of £18.1m in the year to September, which was a "strong recovery" from the previous year where there were losses of £68m.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Subtracting the eighty dollars that she and Megan had spent on lemonade and cups, each girl had made a profit of sixty-four dollars.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

The deal comes as the airline, like peers globally, battles to protect profits from rising fuel bills, fanned by hostilities in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Higher 10-year Treasury yields can decrease the value of future corporate profits, while pushing up borrowing costs for households, businesses and the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Higher interest rates typically hit technology stocks in two ways: They reduce the value of future profits and raise borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The conglomerate posted a 28% decline in quarterly net income after investment gains slumped and its insurance operations reported lower profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

If profits are 12 percent, for example, is this 12 percent of costs, of sales, of last year’s profits, or of what?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The country profited for centuries from colonialism and slavery, but argues it also led the way in the latter's abolition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Further, even among the few rental owners that profited, many found the time, effort, risk and aggravation were not worth the modest after-tax net of all costs returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Officers also established that the pair profited from the games by taking a commission from each poker hand, known within the industry as "the rake", rather than by directly wagering against players.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Senate candidate, last month opened an investigation into LinkedIn, which he said has advertised and profited from fake job ads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

And this vision had had a certain hold even on the groups who actually profited by each historic change.

From "1984" by George Orwell

On October 14, MBL and NRK had also threatened to sue Meta, accusing the American giant of profiting from fraudulent advertisements impersonating them in order to defraud internet users.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The spokesperson said that "strict rules to limit subletting... prevent the risk of people profiting by letting subsidised affordable housing".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Brokers are profiting from commissions as buyers purchase financial derivatives to hedge against wild price swings in jet fuel, diesel and gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At a news conference Wednesday, Newsom defended his plan, which also includes limiting the fees of attorneys in wildfire litigation and stopping hedge funds from profiting on the claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“No more profiting off my policies, Mr. Vega. Okay?”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya