41. Profit also suffered because of unsecured loans Transamerica began making in the last two or three years, Olsen said. 42. Profits will suffer as depreciation expenses rise. 43. Profits will suffer later this year because retail sales are slow and companies are unable to raise prices, Niedenberger said. 44. Presumably when the next recession finally gets here and profits suffer, stocks will slump. 45. Profit also suffered, Olsen said, because of unsecured loans Transamerica began making in the last two or three years. 46. Profits have suffered from heavy investments in new digital products and falling demand cable TV operators. 47. Profits suffered. 48. Profits also suffered from higher spending. 49. Profits suffered further when it boosted staffing levels in the second half of the year in a bid to win back customers, a company spokesman said. 50. Profits will likely suffer. |