Cash flow is a better profit measure than earnings because it's harder to finagle bank balances than Numbers like depreciation schedules that figure into earnings.

现金流是一个比收益更好的衡量利润的指标，因为在银行存款数目上造假比在另一些计入收益的数目，如折旧表上造假要难。

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Rio Tinto’s net earnings almost tripled in 2010, while net profit at Xstrata rose by 86%.

力拓公司的净收益在2010年几乎翻了3倍，埃斯拉达矿业的净利润也同时上升了86%。

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China Construction Bank rose 2.3 per cent to Rmb5.71 after reporting fourth-quarter earnings that showed profit nearly tripling.

中国建设银行(CCB)公布末季净利润增长近2倍后，股价上扬2.3%，至5.71人民币。

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Although Fauquier Hospital is non-profit, it relies on earnings over and above operating costs to maintain its facilities.

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All Nippon Airways said the Dreamliner grounding has had little impact on its earnings and profit shouldn't be significantly affected even if the suspension continues through next month.

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Most major companies are still beating earnings and profit estimates and that is the best sign of all for a long-term rising stock market, Dietrich said in press release Monday.

FORBES: No "Double Dip", But Gold Seen Rising as US Debt Woes Persist

But so far, indications are they will stay bullish unless something significantly wrong pulls back the economic recovery which, by all fundamental indications, including the continued leap in corporate earnings and profit margins, are well on track.

FORBES: 700 U.S. Hedge Funds With Assets of $1.25 trillion Remain Bullish on Stocks