profit
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"I don't like doing the prices too high or too low, all my profit has gone back into the shed. So I've not actually got anything out of it myself."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
When regulators approve spending to expand or upgrade the electric system, utilities can generally recover those costs from customers over time and earn a profit on the investment.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Bottom line, that yields $160 billion in 2036 operating profit.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
SpaceX will fetch a price/sales multiple of 92 times at the IPO price but doesn’t make a profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
For the one who introduces them has as his enemies all those who profit from the old order, and he has only lukewarm defenders in all those who might profit from the new order.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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