profitless
Example Sentences
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A $100 bet on the Invesco Solar ETF in 2008 would be worth $34 today, hence solar energy’s reputation as a profitless growth story.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“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
Fear of rising inflation and recession has driven stock investors toward conservative assets and away from the risky, profitless companies that were the targets of many blank-check mergers.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022
If you have leisure moments, and what man has not? do not consider them as spare atoms of time to be wasted, idled away in profitless lounging.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.
