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Dine Brands reported higher sales in the latest quarter, though profit slipped as expenses climbed.

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

The New York Times Company posted a third-quarter profit of $97.4 million, up from $81.6 million a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The men who hired them were for the most part moral citizens intent on efficiency and profit.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

If the company buys back five shares and profits stay flat, each of the remaining 95 earns about $1.05.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the second quarter of this year, the firm reported net profits of 386 million euros, helped by a refund from US tariffs later struck down by the US Supreme Court.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

And Apple has been adept, at least so far, at squeezing out profits even when it is selling fewer devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Accounting thus became the basis for rational investment choices and made it possible to decide how to divide up the profits of a partnership.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Everyone who profited from the sprawling multi-billion dollar investment fund scandal gripping Turkey has been identified, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, expressing confidence the markets would emerge stronger from the controversy.

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

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

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

Drawing the line there stops officials from profiting off their positions, which is what erodes public trust in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

Representatives for the trust have argued Reiner is barred from accessing the fund due to California’s so-called Slayer Statute, which blocks convicted killers from profiting from their crimes in various ways, including through inheritance claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"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

I could explain it by arguing that profiting from a pitiful flying fish’s navigational mistake made me shy and sorrowful, while the excitement of actively capturing a great do­rado made me sanguinary and self-assured.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel