loss-making

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The supermarket chain said the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColls acquisition in 2022.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

They’re also preparing to welcome three giant, mostly loss-making initial public offerings: SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"It's a big loss-making drug so we only ever order small amounts in the hope the price will come down when we order it next," Patel says.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

If investors stopped accepting their earnings adjustments, some would be revalued as loss-making businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026