11.   Koch Financial Corp. played a key role in completing the contested Oracle contract and stands to profit in the deal.

12.   Last week, Wellenreiter told clients to short the market -- they would profit in a market drop -- as his technical indicators point to a coming decline.

13.   More recently, Costello bent to shareholder concerns, and thus far has profited in the process.

14.   Mexican stocks rebounded from early-day losses to close at a record high amid optimism that companies will report solid profits in the second half of the year.

15.   Morgan Stanley Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. will report their fiscal first quarter profits in the next couple of weeks.

16.   Polaroid had expected further hits to profit in Russia and China and an impact from the rising U.S. dollar, he said.

17.   Profit in New Zealand and Indonesia rose.

18.   Someone who knew that the attacks were coming could have profited in a number of ways.

19.   Softwaremaker Siebel Systems showed absolutely no difference between pro forma and GAAP profits in the most recent quarter.

20.   The lawsuits allege that the commission improperly inflated price-to-beat rates so new electric competitors could more easily profit in the new dereglated market.