profit
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If they made enough money to be taxed 15% on their capital gains, they would pay a $7,500 tax on their profits.
From MarketWatch
A handful of companies in AI-connected fields, such as semiconductors and data-center equipment, now sport market capitalizations in the tens of billions of dollars despite having relatively modest profits or none at all.
The conundrum is that carmakers get far better profit margins on more expensive trucks and SUVs—and sedans are a shrinking piece of the market.
In its earnings release, Rivian credited the swing to gross profit to “strong software and services performance, higher average selling prices, and reductions in cost per vehicle.”
From Los Angeles Times
By contrast stocks that operate in the tangible economy of steel, rubber and concrete and regularly return profits to shareholders, have been seeing prices surge.
From Barron's
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