You can see if any interest rates swaps are on the books and if they are at a profit or loss.

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"In fact it probably means in many cases the supplier is making no profit or even operating at a loss, " they said.

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When you stand back and look at all that, it is simply about creating jobs that pay wages and produce goods and services that can earn a profit (or at least do not create an offsetting loss).

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What if the decision you make to protect long-term viability eliminates near term profit, or even causes the company to pivot entirely or to temporarily run at a loss?

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