http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/profit/ en-us Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:03:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072269/posts Palin has stood up to the major oil companies, and has made utterly transparent the State of Alaska's dealings with them, but she is neither in their pocket nor a rabble-rouser who unfairly demonizes them. She's dealt with them like a responsible public servant, not a class warrior. Stephen Spruiell was generous and self-critical enough to link today on The Corner a comment I wrote to one of my own Palin posts in which I took issue with a post by my excellent friend Ed Morrissey (formerly of Captain's Quarters) at Hot Air. Basically, I thought Ed (and, inferentially, Mr.... Beldar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072269/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071697/posts Republicans in Congress this June united to defeat a proposed windfall tax on oil companies, deriding it as a bad idea that would discourage investment in U.S. oil exploration. Things worked out far differently in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a state whose economic fate is closely tied to the oil industry. Over the opposition of oil companies, Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska's Legislature last year approved a major increase in taxes on the oil industry — a step that has generated stunning new wealth for the state as oil prices soared. Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071697/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062210/posts DAVID WEIDNER'S WRITING ON THE WALL Whoops, there goes our profit Commentary: Merrill and J.P. Morgan hint at the scale of coming damage By David Weidner, MarketWatch Last update: 12:01 a.m. EDT Aug. 14, 2008NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Big deal: the other day, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. filed its quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nothing unusual in that. The bank had already done the dirty work by announcing its second-quarter results on July 17. And in that report, everything was looking up. J.P. Morgan had a $2 billion profit to show. The only apparent downer was... Market Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062210/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:59:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062037/posts There's something about the oil business that turns even intelligent people into frothmouthed loons: they're raping the planet, shafting Joe Sixpack or, from the other side, insisting that the drill in every back yard is the very definition of America. I realise that in the middle of an election that the small still voice of reason isn't going to get much airplay but let's give it the old school try anyway. The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062037/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:36:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061755/posts NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 17 percent increase in second-quarter profit Thursday and raised its full-year earnings forecast, helped by cost cuts and a renewed focus on low prices that is attracting financially squeezed shoppers around the world. But the world’s largest retailer predicted slower sales growth at its established stores for the current quarter, saying it is seeing some volatility as customers find it difficult to stretch their paycheck to the next payday. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said it earned $3.45 billion, or 87 cents per share, in the quarter ended July 31, up from $2.95... pMSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061755/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:11:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025670/posts Do US Hospitals Harm Patients for Profit? By Clark Baker On the Massachusetts border that joins with Connecticut and Rhode Island, the green woods and blue waters of Lake Chaubunagungamaug shimmer in the summer breeze. Turning northeast along Sutton Road, it’s easy to see why America’s first colonists settled in these gently rolling hills and tilled its fields. In the fall, the thick green forests turn into a kaleidoscope of rusty yellows, reds, and browns before the first snow falls. At Nipmuck Pond, you won’t notice that Sutton Road has become Cliff Road until it changes again to Joe Jenny... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025670/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 04:27:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986781/posts WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Acting quickly to prevent a run on major global financial firms, the Federal Reserve cut its discount rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.25% and offered to lend money to a longer list of firms than ever before. he extraordinary weekend moves came as J.P. Morgan Chase sealed a deal to buy Bear Stearns Cos. for just $2 a share backed by funds borrowed from the Fed. The Fed board gave its approval to that unique funding arrangement, which guarantees JP Morgan against losses from buying Bear. See full story. The Fed board also approved the... MarketWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986781/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:52:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985458/posts Ethanol industry losing its momentum By Michael Hooper | MORRIS NEWS SERVICE Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Story last updated at 3/11/2008 - 2:42 am TOPEKA, Kan. - Tough times have struck the ethanol industry as profit margins have declined while corn prices have soared. Last month, Cargill suspended development of an ethanol plant near Topeka. An ethanol plant that opened last fall in Pratt, Kan., already has stopped producing ethanol. A new biofuels plant in Mead, Neb., shut down last fall. Another ethanol plant in Canton, Ill., is in bankruptcy. The industry was skyrocketing five years ago when the price... Lubbock Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985458/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:12:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970621/posts Bill Gates may be the world's richest person — and also the most generous, as measured by amount of philanthropy — but we shouldn't assume those characteristics make him the most perspicacious.In a Jan. 24 speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Gates laid out his vision of "creative capitalism," which encourages companies to spend money on worthwhile causes or on money-losing projects that are judged to be socially desirable. According to Gates' fuzzy logic, this is "market-based social change" that does "work that eases the world's inequities." Good goals, bad strategy. Gates is not the first paragon... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970621/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:51:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962526/posts One final thought regarding last night's debate keeps reverberating, and that comes from the repeated assertion from John McCain that he led for patriotism, not for profit. No one can doubt that this is true, and no one can doubt John McCain's patriotism and sacrifice for this country. He has also, in the Senate, been a leader on national issues far more than others like John Kerry, for instance; he takes very public stands on issues and drives major legislation. Regardless of what people think of those positions, he has never let an overwhelming desire to safeguard his political career... Captain's Quarters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962526/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925225/posts BENTONVILLE, Ark. - A year after its worst holiday sales season ever, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may rebound to have a good season after finding the right mix of merchandise and marketing to complement its return to a focus on low prices. A whiff of this already showed up when the nation's largest retailer posted third-quarter earnings Tuesday of $2.86 billion, an 8 percent rise that beat Wall Street expectations. The company earned 70 cents per share, up from 62 cents per share in the same period a year ago. The 70 cents includes an after-tax gain equal to 1 cent... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925225/posts#comment Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:52:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879950/posts Travelodge Hotel Chain Switches Off its Porn TV It wants to "appeal to the ever-growing number of families" By Elizabeth O'BrienUNITED KINGDOM, August 8, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Travelodge, one of the largest UK hotel chains, has decided to cut out its pornography option and replace the "adult" channels with family friendly material in order to encourage the growing number of parents and children who stay at its budget hotels. With branches in Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom, Travelodge is the fastest growing and most recognized UK budget hotel chain, boasting a total of 20,000 bedrooms. The company recently announced... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879950/posts#comment Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:28:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878660/posts The Sixteenth Amendment DID NOT authorize the federal government to tax your PERSONALLY earned wages, but only that part of your wages that is PROFIT, or GAIN above and beyond what you gave up in order to receive them. Can you say what part of your wages are above and beyond your personal investment in earning them? Neither can the government. So it LIES to you by saying in PUBLICATIONS, like its Form 1040 Instructions, (WHICH ARE NOT LAW) that you must report and pay taxes on ALL of your wages . . . even that part that is... Quinn & Rose Radio Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878660/posts#comment Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:55:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877212/posts Clinton's Golden Voice Bill Clinton earned $31 million in speaking fees between 2001 and 2005, as disclosed in his wife's Senate ethics reports. This page lists information about each speech and the amount the former president earned. Related: See the map of speeches and read the Post story www.washingtonpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877212/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1846423/posts All too often today we hear condemnations of the profit motive as destructive and uncaring. But is it really? Or is the profit motive one of the noblest forces that can impel a man to act? To understand whether the profit motive is desirable, we must first grasp the goals of a life properly lived. These goals are twofold; on the first level, survival is the goal of sustaining one's biological existence and preventing one's downward slide toward poverty, ruination, and death. On the second level, flourishing is the extension of one's control over the external reality-the ability to harness... Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1846423/posts#comment Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:00:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833106/posts Per FR excerpt policy, Bloomberg is link only.Read article here. Bloomberg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833106/posts#comment Mon, 14 May 2007 05:06:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778723/posts High gas prices and strong oil company earnings have generated a rash of new tax proposals in recent months. Some lawmakers have called for new “windfall profits” taxes—similar to the one signed into federal law in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter—that would tax the profits of major oil companies at a rate of 50 percent. Meanwhile, many commentators have voiced support for the idea of increasing gas taxes to keep the price of gasoline at post-Katrina highs, thereby reducing gas consumption. However, often ignored in this debate is the fact that oil industry profits are highly cyclical, making them just... Tax Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778723/posts#comment Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:08:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777193/posts Boeing Co. is showing early signs of turning company-record orders for jetliners into profits. After raking in 1,044 new orders in 2006, on top of 1,002 orders in 2005, Boeing's Commercial Airplanes unit has about six years of production on its books at current rates, valued at $174 billion. As the company ramps up production, its ability to profitably produce the airplanes on order will test its commitment to efficient manufacturing, and it should have a greater influence on Boeing's stock performance than the usual practice of keeping track of the yearly order race against rival Airbus. "If you add... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777193/posts#comment Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769247/posts New Mexico's use of jails run by companies is the highest in the country -- and rising -- but do they live up to their promises?New Mexico leads the nation on another list: We're No. 1 in using private prisons to house inmates. The latest U.S. Justice Department statistics, published in a study called Prisons in 2005, showed 43 percent of New Mexico prisoners were in private lockups. That's well ahead of the 6 percent national rate for privately held state prison inmates. And the percentage in New Mexico is bound to rise even higher in the near future. Cells... The New Mexican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769247/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:06:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760670/posts All too often today we hear condemnations of the profit motive as destructive and uncaring. But is it really? Or is the profit motive one of the noblest forces that can impel a man to act? To understand whether the profit motive is desirable, we must first grasp the goals of a life properly lived. These goals are twofold; on the first level, survival is the goal of sustaining one's biological existence and preventing one's downward slide toward poverty, ruination, and death. On the second level, flourishing is the extension of one's control over the external reality—the ability to harness... Helium.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760670/posts#comment Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665659/posts WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- Hundreds of novel anti-cancer agents have entered clinical trials in the first six months of this year, according to a report released Wednesday by a firm that tracks drug development. Katie Siafaca, spokeswoman for New Medicine, which released the report, said there has been a dramatic rise in the number of drugs being developed for treating cancer in recent years. "It's a tremendous increase in the last five or six years," Siafaca told United Press International, noting there are 100 compounds in phase 1 clinical development alone. "Everything has increased dramatically." The compounds in development... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665659/posts#comment Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:19:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655531/posts Apollo Group is the biggest of the ForPro education groups. It owns the University of Phoenix. Yesterday its stock fell 2 percent after reporting lower third-quarter profits because of higher costs. Corinthian Colleges is another of the big players. It, too, reported a loss of 3 cents/share. DeVry lost 15 cents, and Educational Services lost 3 cents/share as well. Everybody's trading down, albeit down very little. Does this mean that the quality of education provided by these groups has also dipped? Are students losing out 2% on their classes? or 3 cents/dollar they spend on their tuition? Hardly. One of... TheBizofKnowledge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655531/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:41:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655527/posts While US airlines cut and slash service -- care and feeding -- of their travelers, the Asian airlines have been buying new planes, installing elaborate entertainment systems, and allowing passengers in-flight e-mail and web surfing options. Add to that plush seats and meals created by celebrity chefs, and the result is that America doesn't know service. Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines services beat all American carriers, hands down. On the long-haul flights, choices of movies, frequent meals (America doesn't need this) -- Western or Asian style -- and friendly service are the standard. Not only are the US airlines behind,... PanAsianBiz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655527/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:32:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655101/posts Online learning will continue to grow for several reasons. The first reason is because of the advent of high-speed Internet. Anybody with a home PC can now take a course online. If you have a laptop, you can take your course online and take it with you to the coffice (coffee house/office). That is where I am writing this. PCs and Macs are also becoming more affordable. For the price of one credit hour at some schools, a student can now buy a good desktop Dell or Gateway PC. There is no more driving to school, finding a parking place,... The Rational Business Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1655101/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:56:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1653401/posts Enrollments in online courses are increasing 10 times faster than traditional enrollments. Let's see, every time someone visits a campus, takes a tour, visits a book store, eats in a cafeteria, looks at an empty gym or stadium, and then sits with a counselor for an hour or so, and then finally signs the enrollment form...10 people sign up online! Uh...gee...I wonder ...If I were a school, where should I apply my time and effort? Hard question. Schools like Arizona State University expect enrollment in at least one online course to soar from 15,000 to 100,000 within the next five... TheBizofKnowledge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1653401/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:56:34 GMT