profitless
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“The profitless dot-com bubble saw a 266% rally in the S&P 500 vs only 85% so far despite strong AI earnings growth,” the Jefferies team wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Sticking with durable, high-quality stocks isn’t always easy, especially when speculative markets make winners out of shiny new objects, including recent initial public offerings External link and profitless tech companies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
On Monday, Afterpay closed in Sydney up 18.76%, while Square climbed 10.15% in New York, despite the prospect of shareholders being diluted by the new shares to pay for the profitless Australian company.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2021
Or what about those profitless but hypertrophied creatures of the dot-com boom, such as theglobe.com? In 1999 a company called Pixelon raised $35 million, Mr. McCullough notes, to develop video and audio streaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2018
I have read studies of leaves that were just as profitless as to know their numbers.
From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Neltje Blanchan