Second, most firms were medium-sized and relied on a single commodity to drive profits.

第二，大多数公司规模中等，利润来源产品种类单一。

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Because most businesses have trimmed their expense structures to the bone, any revenue growth has an out-sized effect on profits.

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The strength of the currency effectively pins down the profits of the countries sumo sized companies such as Toyota and Nomura while simultaneously making the generation of profits more difficult as well.

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The Walt Disney Co. had a Hulk-sized second quarter, where profits jumped 24% on a surge in its studio business.

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