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The updated forecast came as the maker of Kraft Mac & Cheese reported lower third-quarter profit and revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Its operating profit, though down 3% on the quarter, also beat projections.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

BMW said Wednesday that it would step up planned job cuts as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit, hit by cutthroat competition and falling demand in China, the world's largest car market.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Third-quarter profit was $544 million, or 46 cents a share, compared with a profit of $615 million, or 52 cents a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

I do my time quietly but maintain a polite distance from those who would like to profit from my friendship.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Novo started the year warning that profits could fall between 5% and 13%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Jeff Currie is taking profits on near-term oil positions while remaining bullish on the longer-term outlook for energy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Their decisions to delay or reduce investments in critical projects are particularly troubling given the billions of dollars in profits reported by their parent companies in recent years,” Perez wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

They include promising wealth, high returns or a better lifestyle to tempt you into investing; raising expectations for unrealistic profits; and using titles, qualifications or positions of authority to gain your trust.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company wanted to explain how a trading loss of $9.2 billion—give or take a few billion—had more than overwhelmed the profits generated by its fifty thousand or so employees.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"Everyone who profited from market-disrupting activities has been identified," Simsek told HaberTurk TV and HT Bloomberg, without indicating how many people were involved, and whether they had been detained or questioned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

Officers also established that the pair profited from the games by taking a commission from each poker hand, known within the industry as "the rake", rather than by directly wagering against players.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The list of Founding Fathers who owned enslaved people or profited in some way from slavery is long and filled with both familiar and less famous names.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

On October 14, MBL and NRK had also threatened to sue Meta, accusing the American giant of profiting from fraudulent advertisements impersonating them in order to defraud internet users.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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

The spokesperson said that "strict rules to limit subletting... prevent the risk of people profiting by letting subsidised affordable housing".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Brokers are profiting from commissions as buyers purchase financial derivatives to hedge against wild price swings in jet fuel, diesel and gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Sometimes they give an advantage for profiting by a situation;—but they also bring consequences along with them, in that they arouse prejudices which have to be overcome.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque