Corporations are no longer able to sit back and take profit without re-investing some of those earnings back into the public good.
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Indeed, on very large stones of 20 carats and up it may make sense for a jeweler to take no profit: The monster pieces draw attention to the brand.
It seems the real theme today though is the negative UK data combining with long positions finding a great area to take some profit and this has put pressure on the pound.
Another private institution which is expected to be given the university title soon is Regent's College in London, which does not take a profit, but instead ploughs funds back in to the institution.
The private sector holders are being shouted at to take a 70% haircut and smile about it and only great political pressure leads to the official sector even agreeing not to take a profit.
Carl Icahn has been one of the loudest proponents of activist investing, taking big stakes in companies, proposing aggressive cost-cutting and profit-enhancing measures, and then closing their positions to take a hefty profit.
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You need to charge high enough rent to cover your expenses and take home a profit.
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Apportionment means you take the net profit and apply a percentage factor derived from sales, property owned and payroll.
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Much like Chevron, BP saw its refining profit take a big hit in Q4 given falling margins and lower volumes.
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The recession a few years ago hit the trucking industry particularly hard, so we should take those outsized profit gains with a bit of salt.
In the repo market, where dealers sell government securities to investors on an overnight basis and buys them back and take a small profit, yields have jumped.
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At the same time, they're going to get jumpy when they have a 70% to 80% profit and take their profits quickly.
It is time to take advantage of the profit-takers in precious metals.
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Students at for-profit colleges take out many more student loans than regular college students, and they default on those loans at dramatically higher rates.
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"The reality is the free school movement is not going to take off unless the profit motive is brought in, " Lord Willis told the BBC.
Barton and I had to buy a stock for a buck and sell it for two bucks and take a 20 percent profit taxed at capital gains rates.
How far can the non-profit model take us?
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"Given the constant re-investment and the constant drive with new technology coming in much faster than most of us can adapt ... we're at a point where we take any bit of profit and continue to re-invest in the technology, " says Monika Neger, chief information officer for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
It took a few hours, but investors finally did take a gander at the profit-and-loss statement.
You can only strive to take a good chunk of profit out of the middle of moves.
This little breather allows for some short term profit taking to take place so the stock can be ready for another run.
Better to forgo profit today than take it and alienate a client that might produce a lot more business over the long haul.
As noted above, SNX refuses to take on business that would hurt profit margins.
It's not unusual for new consultant businesses to take three years to make a profit.
"This shows manufacturers' profit margins continue to take it on the chin, " said Bank of America's Jeremy Hawkins.
It doesn't take equity stakes in for-profit ventures, although it could without transgressing the federal tax laws on charities.
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