31.   Profits come from volume production or limited production with high-priced parts, since contract companies charge their clients by the number of items they build and deliver.

32.   Profits come from fees paid by vendors for using their services and from the markup on whatever Capitol Concierge sells, she said.

33.   Profits come from licensing the brands, keeping them current and ensuring they continue to grow.

34.   Profits for eBay come from listing and transaction fees charged to the seller.

35.   Profit came in below expectations, though, after a final charge related to Grundig AG eroded one-time gains.

36.   Real profits come through turning a book into a movie or TV cartoon that can lead to commercial projects such as toys.

37.   Shares of companies such as sugar refiner Taito surged on speculation profits will come in at higher-than-expected levels, traders said.

38.   Shares of the maker of wireless communications systems and computers fell after reporting its fiscal fourth-quarter profit came from one-time gains.

39.   Still, the manufacturers want the volume now, even if profits must come later.

40.   The better-than-expected profits came as underwriting and trading rebounded following a recovery in stock and bond markets, which slumped early in the quarter.