51.   Lower demand in the U.S. could mean lower profits for Japanese companies.

52.   Lower rates mean higher profits for banks because their borrowing costs are lower.

53.   Lower store prices, of course, mean lower profits.

54.   More activity means more profits for banks.

55.   Moreover, falling interest rates are welcomed by banking and financial services companies, for whom falling lending rates mean fatter profits.

56.   Moreover, a suddenly docile market for energy prices was working against trading companies such as Aquila because volatility means profits.

57.   More games mean more profits from tickets, food, souvenirs and advertising.

58.   Not everyone is convinced that low prices for PCs will mean higher profits.

59.   Oddly, hard times for Russia have meant profits for magazine publishers.

60.   Often, signs of a well run company with a popular product can mean profits for the firm -- and rising stock prices for investors.