profits
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Higher interest rates typically hit technology stocks in two ways: They reduce the value of future profits and raise borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
These payments are a share of the so-called "super profits".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Berkshire’s railroad and energy businesses reported higher profits, as did its portfolio of manufacturing, service and retailing companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Also noteworthy from the company’s third-quarter results were big revenue and earnings gains for the company’s railroad unit, BNSF, and a drop in profits for its huge insurance group.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
All sorts of traps as Compeyson could set with his head, and keep his own legs out of and get the profits from and let another man in for, was Compeyson’s business.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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