Sentences with phrase «for profits for»

Since money is power, especially in a world in which so many nations have been dis - empowered, this means that power is concentrated in the hands of persons whose professional purpose is the quest for profits for stockholders.

The Kremlin's increasingly aggressive efforts to control social media, however, seem to have made Russia the immediate testing ground for Facebook's most complicated questions about balancing user rights, government demands and the quest for profit for shareholders.

«High agricultural productivity — necessary for profit for farmers, agri - businesses and food retailers, whilst also keeping prices low for consumers — currently requires high levels of application of relatively cheap fertilisers.»

The culture of testing has created an enormous opportunity for profit for those connected with the testing and data industry as well as well - paid professional consultants.

Not exact matches

IBT Education has reported a five per cent drop in net profit to $ 14.1 million for the half - year to December 2005 but has forecast strong profit growth in the current six - month period.

Thus, while Spotify has profited handsomely from the music that its sells to its subscribers, the owners of that music (in particular, songwriters and their music publishers) have not been able to share in that success because Spotify is using their music for free,» the lawsuit said.

Now, she says, pretty much all the jobs she does are contracted for at least $ 1 million, and she shoots for profit margins between 25 and 38 percent.

But if profits are your company's «reason for being,» the work environment is competitive, not cooperative.

That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

Economically speaking, a firm is a for - profit entity detached from market solutions of the day.

Not - for - profit organisations are at risk of failure as they struggle to upskill staff, according to research from the University of Western Australia.

Kaiser Permanente is made up of multiple branches to handle a variety of healthcare needs and operates their health plans on a not - for - profit basis, with a mix of for - profit businesses and health centers mixed in to help subsidize the other parts of the group.

That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson of the Year for 2017.

Let's say after paying all its costs, advertising, payroll, taxes, and more taxes, a small business has a margin at the end of the day of 10 % (that's pretty good nowadays, especially for a smaller business); that means your 3 % credit card fees are costing them 30 % of their profit!

Berkshire Hathaway «s (brk - b) stock price touched $ 300,000 for the first time on Monday, reflecting investors» confidence in Warren Buffett «s conglomerate despite four straight quarters of lower operating profit.

Shipbuilder Austal reported a big jump in profit for the first half of the financial year, while it is still unsure of what its exact role will be in the upcoming $ 3 billion offshore patrol vessel build program.

And regardless of whether the investments themselves return a profit, the infrastructure could give these economies a long - term boost, making them more important markets down the road for a global - minded company.

And simpler games that work well on mobile usually don't require massive budgets and teams of hundreds to produce; smaller development budgets mean they don't need to sell millions of copies to turn a profit, and there's more room for creative risk.

The result will be a better idea that costs much less to develop and offers greater potential for faster profits.

The Condo Authority of Ontario (CAO) would be a third - party not - for - profit administrative body that would help in resolving disputes between owners and boards, presumably to avoid expensive court battles.

Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has been financially backing Nimble America, a not - for - profit organization supporting Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and says it's working for «social welfare,» The Daily Beast is reporting.

Before Bentley's Corner Barkery (now rebranded as Bentley's Pet Stuff) became a crown jewel in Marcus Lemonis» small business empire, embattled owner Lisa Senafe, along with her husband, Giovanni, appealed to The Profit for help.

MILAN — Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported Thursday a 60 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter of the year as sales improved, particularly in the Americas, and demand rose globally for its Jeeps.

I offered on the spot to buy the next year of his time for $ 5,000 an hour, as long as I got his profits in return.

Specifically, giving businesses a tax break of up to 15 percent for profits shared worth up to 10 percent of a worker's annual salary, or a tax credit equivalent to $ 750 per employee.

The financial crisis of 2008 taught them that blind pursuit of profit can have catastrophic consequences for society.

The nonprofit United Tissue also has supplied donated human remains to Breedlove's for - profit company, Anatomical Innovations.

Breedlove said consent forms signed by United Tissue donors permitted the dissection and transfer of body parts to for - profit entities, including the one he owned.

So congratulations to Robert Wang, congratulations to all the successful Amazon resellers and thank goodness for you, Amazon, for providing a worldwide marketplace that enables so many entrepreneurs to profit.

That's a pretty shoddy profit margin for a business that boils down to sending electronic messages back and forth.

«People I've talked to who have looked at the books — to the extent you can — of the state - owned enterprises and estimated what would be their profit margin if they had to pay market rates for their inputs is that a lot of them would go bankrupt or they would be far less profitable,» Dobson says.

A year ago, most analysts were thinking about the situation in terms of a «cooperative game,» in which players would strive for a price that maximized their profits.

In its revised guidance Monday, Lululemon said it now expects its revenue and profit for the fourth quarter ending Feb. 2 will be significantly lower than its previous estimate before Christmas.

Still the family wanted to wrestle control back and with no debt load and no money saved in the bank, they turned to The Profit for some tough love and smart business sense.

Collectively, Apple's iPhones generated 90 % of the industry's profits during the period, leaving scraps for other smartphone makers.

Sales were up 16 % and profits increased 20 % for the first nine months of 2015, and the company opened 230 new stores across 48 markets.

Newcomb talked about ranking start - ups from 0 - 6 where 6 is your typical for - profit company, 1 is a company that provides a 1x return, 5 for an 8x return and so on — but not the 10x typical VCs look for.

Mr. Trump's institution is unique among for - profit schools: it is built almost entirely around the prestige and prominence of a single individual.

But a for - profit company co-owned by Ezzell, Corbett and United Tissue President David Breedlove is paid to provide management services, leased equipment and loans.

The serial entrepreneur's sixth venture is Epic Foundation: «We're adapting a businesslike mindset to the not - for - profit world»

There are rules of governance for a nonprofit or not - for - profit (there are small legal differences, but the terms can be used interchangeably) that are different from those of a for - profit company; someone new to these enterprises will have to get to know them.

Operating profit, which rose 1 % in 2016, was down 16 % from January to September, reflecting losses from storms such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the accounting for a transaction with American International Group (aig).

Aluminum products maker Arconic slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow as it expects prices of the metal to remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

Merck edged 1.1 percent higher after it reported a profit that beat estimates and the company raised earnings forecast for the year.

[They are] definitely clamping down on retail arbitrage (buying stuff in bulk for low prices and then reselling for a profit).

After you objectively evaluate your capital needs, products or services, competition, marketing plans, and potential to make a profit, you'll have a much better grasp on your chances for success.

Denver - based Whiting, which posted a better - than - expected first - quarter profit of its own on Monday, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

As long as I'm making a profit, I'm essentially getting bitcoin for free and paying off extra mining parts.

Wal - Mart Stores, the retailer's parent that also operates the Sam's Club chain, said it expects profit for fiscal year 2019 to increase about 5 % over the expected adjusted earnings of $ 4.30 to $ 4.40 per share for the current fiscal year.

Baxter International CEO José Almeida is riding two years of soaring profits into new ventures for the health care company.