Indeed, without profits the length of the life of a business will be short.
Bang went the virtual empires founded on ignorance, the businesses built on one-paragraph business plans, the supplies of bubbly without profits to celebrate.
Growth without profits is meaningless.
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Ultimately, these low costs should let them lower lending rates and expand market share without sacrificing profits.
It's driven by technological advances and global mergers that create enough savings to let companies cut costs without sacrificing profits.
Even without the profits from the Windows monopoly, Microsoft might find that its different parts were worth more than they are today.
If a company can increase profits without increasing its expenditure on labor, it will.
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The first option is a financial transactions tax (FTT) that imposes a levy on each trade without regard to profits or losses.
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Without some fatter profits, the valuation looks as stretched as the jeans.
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Instead they ride the index up and then down again without locking in profits or selling losers to reinvest proceeds during the reversion.
This is not to say, of course, that companies should be left free to pursue the greatest possible profits without regard for the social consequences.
Gone are the days of the Clydesdale Bank when it had a reputation of being the businessman's bank, when it looked after its customers and sometimes staff too, when it could make profits without effort, when it could afford to innovate and to effectively become the first bank with an online counter system.
During this time they can make long-range investments in the company without worrying about quarterly profits.
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And not without reason: Corporate profits before taxes during the second quarter were pretty flat.
So, on average, the Fed is going to make profits even without the assets backing currency notes.
Without the discipline of profits and loss, government largesse succumbs to human nature.
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Venture capital firms lend to promising entrepreneurs, for a share of any profits, without regard to collateral, track record, or connections.
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He thought that Japanese-style state-directed easy credit for Korea's chaebol (conglomerates) would allow them to expand indefinitely without worrying overmuch about profits.
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This will reduce the profits of companies without achieving anything in terms of greater corporate health.
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These were five companies that, despite the dramatic U.S. economic slump, had managed to grow profits and sales without laying off employees.
At the same time Amazon, which has seen its shares rally consistently since late 2008, has seen patient shareholders piling in without ever having delivered stellar profits like Apple and Google.
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Sir Christopher has said without "clawback" of profits it would be difficult to justify making transitional payments and said it could be enforced by making any further payments "conditional" on MPs agreeing to give up profits when they sell the property.
Two drug developers without regulatory approvals, revenue or profits also seek to list on the Nasdaq.
Without these charges the company reported profits that increased 32% from a year ago and came in above the analyst consensus, as the tourist and business travel industry appears to pick up from its slump two years ago.
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"I think people at the top sometimes forget that they stand on the shoulders of others, the people at the bottom - the administrative workers, the electricians, the cleaners - without whom there would be no profits for those companies, " he told MPs during a wide-ranging Christmas recess debate on 20 December 2011.
That is, that Sprint will be able to gouge more profits out of its customers without the deal than with it.
If Marvell takes on all of the Intel unit's employees, it would increase its headcount by some 50%, without a commensurate increase in revenue or profits.
Steady gaming revenue has allowed Tencent to invest in areas where it sees long-term potential without worrying too much about short-term profits.
John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray, says that while companies increased productivity and profits this year, they did so without hiring many new people or investing much in their businesses.
"With some softening in the dollar, players are electing to take profits as the market has risen almost without a hitch since the Bank of Japan's monetary policy loosening on April 4, " said Yoshihiro Okumura, general manager Chibagin Asset Management.
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