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Analysts polled by Visible Alpha had forecast a profit of 3.53 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“The driver of a for-profit company is to maximize profit and the driver of a charity CEO is to provide the best services and to fulfill its mission,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Clubs, meanwhile, are incentivised to sell academy-developed players because the fees can be recorded as pure profit for accounting purposes under Premier League and Uefa spending rules.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The egg producer and distributor on Wednesday posted a loss of $35.9 million, compared with a profit of $342.5 million in last year’s comparable quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Jefferson also set up a nail factory to produce the nails used at Monticello and sell them for profit.

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

The Financial Services Commission is seeking to stabilize a stock market that has seen wild swings as individual investors use debt to chase profits amid AI-related jitters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Despite the billions of dollars in damages caused by the Eaton fire, Edison’s profits soared last year by more than 200% — from $1.3 billion in 2024 to $4.5 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The big US automaker reported $1.3 billion in profits, down 31 percent from the year-ago period.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ryanair's profits have fallen sharply as war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers reluctant to book flights.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Thanks in no small part to her decryptions, the Coast Guard was intercepting many more rumrunners, depriving the crime bosses of their profits.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The CMA's investigation into the heating oil market found the price increases after the Iran war largely reflected rising wholesale costs and suppliers have not profited materially from the crisis.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“During a time when our community was meant to come together to help those in need, Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation profited from other people’s tragedies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The armed groups then transferred the cash back to Iraq, exchanged it for dinars and profited from the currency arbitrage in a scheme that also benefited Iran, Treasury said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

One reason Dominion hasn’t profited much from the data center boom is because of timing.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

For what has a man profited, if he has gained the whole world and lost his soul?

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” he told reporters, adding, “I never speak to any of the people that run the money.”

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Many note how much of the content has focused on the perpetrators - not the victims - of the crimes, and the inherent exploitation that comes from profiting from other people's misfortune.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

For most people, knowing if and how their tissues are being used in research is a far bigger issue than profiting from them.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot