losing money

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While SpaceX dominates at its core businesses of rocket launches and satellite internet, xAI was losing money and had few customers when it was acquired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Prediction market users trade on the outcome of future events, making money if they’re correct and losing money if they’re wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The company is losing money with no end in sight.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The strategy combines a standard spread—buying one put and selling another with a lower strike—with selling a cash-secured put, which limits the risk of losing money if stocks advance.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

After we got in trouble with the government and Papa started losing money, a lot of those nose-in-the-air girls treated me awfully.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez