The industry makes much of its profit in the unfettered American market, and price controls threaten that flow of cash.

制药业在自由的美国市场赚取了大量利润，而价格控制将影响赢利水平。

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In corporate news, Lowe's Companies Inc. reported a 19 percent rise in profit on tight cost controls, but the home improvement retailer trimmed its full-year earnings forecast.

企业新闻方面，美国家居建材类零售商洛斯公司(Lowe ' s Companies)公布利润增长19%，主要是因为严格控制运营成本，不过同时下调了全年收益预期。

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Cost controls at the firm resulted in a slight decrease in operating costs and helped boost operating profit 71% to 340.2 million pounds.

集团的成本控制使运营成本轻微下降，并使运营收入大幅增加71%，达3.402亿英镑。

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Wage controls, profit controls, exchange controls and other inflation-related restrictions similarly make it harder for businesses to function.

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To keep away from profit-margin controls, companies were considering dropping products where costs, and thus prices, had increased.

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Johnson Controls reported profit of 60 cents a year ago, but the consensus estimate calls for earnings per share of 51 cents this time around.

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