profit
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GameStop GME -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported a higher profit in the first quarter and said its board approved a $2 billion stock buyback authorization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Analysts predict second-quarter profit of 19 cents a share with sales totaling $273.2 million, according to FactSet.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Dollar General on Tuesday reported mixed first-quarter results but raised its profit outlook.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The videogame retailer on Tuesday reported a profit of $389.6 million, or 66 cents a share, compared with a profit of $44.8 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Tobacco grew well in Virginia and sold well in England, and finally there was hope that the colony would make a profit for the Virginia Company of London.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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