21.   A weaker dollar means lower profits for exporters, particularly electronics makers, when they convert their dollar-denominated sales into yen.

22.   Business executives seem to agree that peace means profits and that the talks among all parties should begin soon.

23.   But for investors, the current low price of Volvo stock can mean tidy profits.

24.   But lower costs for investors mean lower profits for market-makers.

25.   But lower prices mean lower profits.

26.   Curiously, hard times for Russia have meant profits for international magazine publishers.

27.   Does it mean hefty profits at the end of each quarter?

28.   Falling interest rates usually mean higher profits for life insurance companies.

29.   For Archer Daniels, that meant big profits.

30.   For the oil industry, rising crude prices mean better profits.