The difference between profit and loss in the car-making business lies in such boring details as easy-to-stamp panels and parts that are interchangeable between models.

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Now 37 or so I was raised to believe that there were no barriers and that we could achieve whatever we chose, even if that was in business where a profit and loss statement drives your performance and required commitment to the company that you work for.

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Increased competition, falling prices and narrowing profit margins have hurt its business, especially in the TV segment which has been making a loss for the past eight years.

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Likewise, rather than take out an interest-bearing loan, a business in need of financing might enter a musharaka, a partnership with profit-and-loss sharing.

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Poor writing in business has an impact on the bottom line, leading to loss of customers and profit, while poor writing within an organization can lead to costly inefficiencies and communication breakdown.

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