Profit
hideProfit 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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News tagged with profit
Winds of change
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Wind farms can be self-sustaining, concluded two Northeastern finance professors in a recent journal article. A few measures to increase productivity and decrease equipment costs could reduce the current dependence ...
Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again - and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.
Income slashed, web traffic falls when paper goes online-only
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Researchers from City University London have found that at least 75 percent of revenue can be lost and web traffic can actually fall when a newspaper moves from print and web to web-only.
India's TCS announces 29 pct quarterly profit jump
Oct 16, 2009 |
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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.
Semiconductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook
Nov 19, 2009 |
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German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.
Oracle's Larry Ellison says Sun losing $100 million a month
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Declaring that Sun Microsystems is losing $100 million a month, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has expressed frustration over an extended European antitrust review that has delayed his plans to acquire the struggling computer maker.
Sun, IBM buyout talks in limbo
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Representatives of Sun Microsystems met earlier this week with advisers for IBM in an effort to restart buyout talks that stalled earlier this month, but no deal was reached.
Apple 2Q profit gains 15 percent, beats Street
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Strong sales of the iPhone helped Apple Inc. lift its quarterly profit 15 percent, well ahead of Wall Street's expectations Wednesday despite the global economic downturn.
India's Infosys Q1 profit up 17.2 pct, beats forecasts
Jul 10, 2009 |
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India's second-biggest software exporter Infosys announced Friday a better-than-expected 17.2 percent rise in first-quarter net profit, but said global conditions remained challenging.
Google's slowing ad sales trump record 2Q profit
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. made more money than ever in the second quarter, even though its revenue growth slowed like never before.
Cisco lays off hundreds of workers
Jul 17, 2009 |
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US computer networking giant Cisco Systems has laid off between 600 and 700 employees at its headquarters in San Jose, California, in a bid to reduce costs amid slow sales, The Wall Street Journal reported ...
LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings
Jul 22, 2009 |
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South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.
SAP posts better-than-expected net profit
Jul 29, 2009 |
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SAP, the German professional software giant, posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year.
Ticketmaster finds another way to cut out scalpers
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. has developed a new way to resell tickets that shuts out the brokers and scalpers it has long scorned, and instead keeps the profits for itself, musicians and venue ...
India's Infosys posts 7.5 pct jump in quarterly profit
Oct 09, 2009 |
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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.
