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Profit generally is the making of gain in business activity for the benefit of the owners of the business. The word comes from Latin meaning "to make progress," and is defined in two different ways, one for economics and one for accounting.

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Yahoo CEO pledges to boost profit margins (AP)

Yahoo CEO pledges to boost profit margins

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz promised Tuesday to turn around the struggling Internet company after this year's "terrible" performance.


Electronic Arts posts 2Q loss, plans layoffs (AP)

EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.


Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday

News Corp. net profit up on movie, cable TV showing

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump.


Motorola's shares surge with unexpected profit (AP)

Motorola's shares surge with unexpected profit (Update)

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The turnaround effort long sought at Motorola Inc. finally could be on track.


Nintendo recently cut the price of the Wii by a fifth in an effort to reinvigorate sales

Nintendo profits sink on Wii woes

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit new games.


India's Wipro posts 19 percent rise in profits

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's third-largest software group Wipro on Tuesday reported a 19-percent rise in net profit and forecast improving demand, underscoring new optimism in the sector.


SKorea's Hynix finally swings to profit

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South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second largest memory chip maker, Friday announced a profit for the third quarter after seven straight quarters of losses.


Taiwan's AU Optronics returns to profit in third quarter

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan's Au Optronics Corp on Thursday posted a net profit of 7.4 billion Taiwan dollars (228.5 million US) on increased demand and higher product prices following two consecutive quarterly losses.


Yahoo slump eases as 3Q profit more than triples (AP)

Yahoo profits rise in 3Q, will revenue follow?

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has pumped up its profits by laying off workers and weeding out unpopular Internet services.


India's TCS announces 29 pct quarterly profit jump

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

India's biggest software services exporter, TCS, reported Friday that its quarterly net profit rose by 29 percent as the company sealed more deals in a better global business environment.


Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q (AP)

Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again - and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.


ASML returns to profit in third quarter, orders up

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, reported Wednesday a net profit of euro20 million ($29.7 million) for the third quarter, ending a nine-month streak of losses, and said new orders had increased ...


India's Infosys posts 7.5 pct jump in quarterly profit

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infosys Technologies, India's second-biggest software firm, posted Friday a surprise 7.5 percent quarterly jump in net profit as an improving global economy eased price-cutting pressure.


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Changing focus leads Dell to close NC plant

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A massive Dell Inc. computer assembly plant once seen as a job generator worthy of the promise of more than $300 million in state and local inducements will go dark in four months, a victim of new ...


Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit (AP)

Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat ...




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