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IBM reported a third-quarter profit of $2.19 billion, or $2.30 a share, compared with a profit of $1.74 billion, or $1.84 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

What will the company say about profit margins when it reports quarterly results Thursday?

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Later that same year, Everton had 10 points - reduced to six on appeal - deducted after being found to have broken profit and sustainability rules.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Micron shares trade at about five times his estimates for forward earnings per share, but he doubts investors will value Micron more favorably for each dollar of profit it brings in.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

My father has always stressed the importance of diversification, and I like to think that I’ve acquired a diversified portfolio from my hydration business—a portfolio I plan to turn for a profit on eBay.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

However, both proposals depend on the future profits of the owner of Jackdaw, which cannot be forecast with certainty.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

As Asad Haider, a senior biopharma analyst at Goldman Sachs, explains, investors need to feel confident about medical innovation, nervous about the durability of profits elsewhere and at ease about policy headwinds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Even earlier in 2005, Google announced that it would commit 1% of its profits and equity toward its philanthropic vision through Google.org, a division of the company rather than a separate foundation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Despite these dynamics, GM reported third-quarter profits of $3.3 billion, more than double last year's level, which was marred by one-time costs connected to unwinding electric vehicle investments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Two or more people pooling their money, skills, and resources to run a business, agreeing to share the profits and losses of that business.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Several of Vitol’s peers, including rivals Trafigura and the trading arms of BP and TotalEnergies, have profited from the disruptions caused by the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Further, even among the few rental owners that profited, many found the time, effort, risk and aggravation were not worth the modest after-tax net of all costs returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Davis, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo argued Tuesday, profited off the rapper’s death in writing his memoir and “deserved the maximum possible sentence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some residents in the area have profited from the gold rush, only to regret it later, such as farmer Muhammad Amin.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Other key figures either profited or suffered from their roles.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

"To the gangs profiting from this disgraceful fraud: you will be prosecuted, stripped of your dirty money and shut down," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

As the podcast gained momentum, and Levine chatted with experts and listeners, he developed a hunch: Perhaps this young woman was the daughter of someone profiting from Europe’s vast economic power over its colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“With these laws, we are ensuring that Californians remain in the driver’s seat — and that those profiting from data centers aren’t doing so at our expense.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

A bull call spread involves purchasing a lower-strike VIX call and selling a higher-strike one with the aim of profiting if the index rises.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

He tried again and again, profiting from his mistakes, and finally he felt he had a likeness of his wife real enough to embrace.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig