profits

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Three years later, she has now opened a shop in Cardiff and said her profits will help fund her law degree, describing the success of her side hustle as "completely overwhelming" and "a surreal experience".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Year-to-date sales are running nearly 20% below last year, hitting carmakers’ profits and pushing them to expand more aggressively overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He pitched the idea of a folding table to the university, which agreed when he offered to split the profits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Enthusiasm on AI, pushing corporate profits to a record External link, is helping the economy—and so is large government expenditure.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“If a nation’s profits shrink, then it is every man’s business.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson