profitable

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“It’s going to be a healthier, more profitable business as we set that foundation for much more balanced growth as we go forward in China,” Friend said.

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

Shares of Sysco were falling Monday after announcing a massive deal to buy privately held Jetro Restaurant Depot, as the food-service giant looks to enter the more profitable and growing “cash and carry” business.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Leaders said the company has shifted its focus toward IP-based digital games — a more profitable landscape than toys, which were once integral to Mattel’s success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

And then a new voice began to be heard from the most profitable, slave-dominated sugar island of all, the very land to which Columbus had brought his first sugar plants.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson