unprofitable

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Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The SI media business was unprofitable under Bhargava and Arena missed a payment to Authentic on its licensing deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Unlike sailings, though, they’re able to cancel unprofitable flights, and airfares are moving higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The stock got crushed in early 2022 as the market cooled and interest rates rose, triggering a shift out of smaller, unprofitable growth companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis