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Power-hungry data-center developers have turned Caterpillar’s once-prosaic business of electricity generators into the equipment maker’s leading source of profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Walter’s flipping of the franchise netted him a $2.5-billion profit after only 14 months of ownership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Or could they be tempted by the huge profit to be made if they sell the rest of their stake to Bezos's group?

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

But Jim Paulsen, Wall Street veteran and writer of the blog Paulsen Perspectives, worries that the profit boom is too narrow.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The hours lost in forming lines and walking back and forth between the factory and Płaszów could be better spent producing goods and making a profit.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Hengli and other similar Chinese companies are able to buy the oil at a steep discount to market prices, boosting profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The SEC can seek civil monetary penalties and the return of illegal profits, and bar or suspend an individual from serving as a corporate officer or director, among other remedies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

When workers are more productive, companies can generate more profits and even reduce prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Indonesia's president mulled the possibility of a special court on Friday to investigate "unproductive" boards reporting "made up" profits, as he vowed to close 750 state-owned enterprises by year end.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Now, with the added millions of American soldiers to feed, the potential profits were astronomical.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Collins has profited quite handsomely from her singular access to and conflict with power.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

“During a time when our community was meant to come together to help those in need, Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation profited from other people’s tragedies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

He profited from the two front-nine par fives to pick up three birdies by the turn and lead by one.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The traders on the right side of those well-timed bets profited when U.S. oil prices fell as much as 13% in the wake of Trump’s change of heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

For what has a man profited, if he has gained the whole world and lost his soul?

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The Clarity Act has stalled, driven in part by disagreements over ethics language that would prohibit government officials from profiting off digital assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Energy majors are profiting also from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Colleagues paid tribute to a "pioneer, a researcher, an inventor" who made "anatomy accessible to the general public", but critics have accused him of voyeurism and profiting commercially from death.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Insider trading has also become a concern, after high-profile cases emerged of people profiting off their knowledge of government information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“No more profiting off my policies, Mr. Vega. Okay?”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya