unprofitable

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The prospect of massive initial public offerings by unprofitable companies is making a major index provider reconsider its rules.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Dutch legacy carrier KLM announced last week it was scrapping nearly one percent of its short-haul flights that had become unprofitable due to high fuel charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys "unprofitable" for the firm.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I highly recommend the ‘decline and recline’ strategy, rejecting unprofitable rides until a better one appears,” wrote Sergio Avedian, a driver, in the popular blog the Rideshare Guy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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