In November Richemont reported 53% growth in six month net profit as demand for its watches and jewelry remained strong.
The absence of effective international regulation also allows middlemen to profit from the demand for children to adopt.
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On Jan. 25, Lyondell reported a 62% jump in fourth-quarter profit amid strong demand for its refining and ethylene businesses.
Since returning as CEO in January 2007, Dell has been struggling to revive sales and profit on declining demand for PCs, which account for the majority of revenue.
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Another way to reposition is by investing in companies that profit from the rising demand for commodities.
It's hard to turn a profit on timber when demand for new homes and construction remains weak.
In comparison, companies that focus on the high end (and execute well) profit from strong consumer demand and loyalty.
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Increased activity was helped by a combination of low mortgage rates and rising prices, encouraging builders to believe they can make a profit on sales, demand for new homes and jobs growth.
Step two plagues hobbyists and lifestyle businesses, as they often try to minimize their profits out of lack of experience, or in some cases demand excessive profit and lose the customers from Step 1.
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More disturbing to the Americans are Russia's efforts to profit from China's demand for sophisticated arms.
The mail-sorting and service businesses tend to employ more people, diminishing profit margins and increasing the demand for management attention.
Corporate bonds have "the potential for price pressure as corporate profit growth cools and investor demand softens, " Gross writes in his quarterly outlook for the fund's investors.
Along with a stock symbol comes the demand to turn a profit, to control costs.
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The chip maker reported late Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell on weak personal computer demand.
Increasing demand and the higher profit margins on such vehicles was a recipe for success.
Cummins notched a sharp drop in quarterly profit, driven lower by decreased demand from oil, gas and mining customers.
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As the government gave up its Master Plan responsibility to educate California students, the for-profit sector expanded to fill the demand.
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Rubicon Technology reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 94% as weak demand continued to hurt the electronic-component supplier's sales.
In 2010, strong demand helped to raise profit by 50%, and Chen was reaping a harvest from efforts in the power trade.
In August, Diageo reported increased annual profit and revenue due to strong demand in the U.S. and emerging markets that offset weak European demand.
However, analysts said that while these attempts were a step in the right direction, it was unclear how the firms will drive future profit growth, not least because demand for their key products continued to remain subdued.
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"It is important to understand that this is not about making a profit out of patients it is about managing demand, " he added.
The produced coal EBITDA margin increased from around 13% in 2006 to 22% in 2008, with increasing global demand for coal resulting in higher profit margins for coal producers like Massey.
Wuhan Steel agreed and also forecast a decline in steel demand for 2011, saying that profit margins for steel makers could be eroded if raw material and energy costs continue to rise.
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The produced coal EBITDA margin increased from around 13% in 2006 to just over 22% in 2008, as increasing global demand for coal resulted in higher profit margins for coal producers like Massey.
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This freedom allows the IT firms to squeeze a profit even out of the low prices Indian customers demand.
On August 10th Tata Motors reported a forecast-beating first-quarter profit, which it said had been driven by demand for JLR's luxury models.
This was primarily a result of drop in quarterly profit due to erosion of market share and weaker demand for TV sets and entertainment products.
Over the past several decades, hordes of for-profit institutions have sprung up to capture the excess demand for higher education in the market, making some insiders very wealthy in the process.
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Instead, the film was released in three formats simultaneously: ITunes, video-on-demand and DVD, and turned a nice profit.
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