41. McBeth said the business has been profitable for Disney but would not provide actual numbers. 42. McCammon said the Jaguar unit of Ford was profitable for the quarter, though he did not provide figures. 43. Mortgages have been less profitable for Fleet in recent quarters. 44. MSNBC even was profitable for NBC last year, executives say. 45. More recently, sliding interest rates have made hedging less profitable for the central banks that lend their bullion for forward sales. 46. Now the company says that it has turned the corner at Tungsram and the operation has been profitable for a year. 47. Now GE says it has turned the corner at Tungsram and the operation has been profitable for a year. 48. On a cash-flow basis, Homestore.com has been profitable for three consecutive quarters. 49. One reason was that until the crisis, they were enormously profitable for everyone. 50. One problem is that many planners who call themselves fee-based still receive some commissions, meaning that certain products are more profitable for them. |