unprofitable
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Among his best-known reforms were a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises, the privatisation of urban housing and the promotion of home ownership.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Among those was a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises -- long a guarantee of lifelong so-called "iron rice bowl" employment for millions but which drained public finances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Beijing has relaxed rules to allow unprofitable artificial-intelligence startups to list on a Nasdaq-like market in Shanghai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Also, roughly 40% of the companies in the Russell 2000 are unprofitable, making them even more vulnerable to refinancing risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
