profits
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Among the culprits: owners letting their land, the youths delivering the fuel to run the mining machinery, but also "certain officials" in both Ivory Coast and abroad financing illegal mines to reap the profits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It isn’t unusual for memory stocks to trade at low multiples at the top of a cycle as investors weigh growing profits against the likelihood of an imminent downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
However, operating profits had fallen slightly over the same period, which the retailer said was due to higher staff pay as well as investments in infrastructure and prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In other words, if banks did nothing, their profits would be all gone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The deal was that Salley got to keep one-third of the profits and Jessie and Megan got to keep the rest.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
