unprofitable

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The original profitability and IPO seasoning guardrails were instituted after the 2000 dot-com bubble crash, when hot but unprofitable IPOs burned investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Samsung’s management had also said that it couldn’t accept the union’s demands, which include performance-based bonuses even for employees at its unprofitable business units.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As the U.S. shifted into services over the past couple of decades, Japan preserved its manufacturing infrastructure, sometimes sticking with unprofitable operations.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The insurers behind the Medicare Advantage market have been exiting certain unprofitable markets or discontinuing plans amid higher-than-expected medical expenses among subscribers and changes in government payments that have squeezed margins.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis