…already.” But the profit from the higher average hotel rates doesn’t necessarily stay in Miami, says Phil Porter, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of South Florida. According to…

…claiming that a reduced profit is really a loss. Really bad accounting, especially when the fund which has “lost profit” was designed to be used in just such an eventuality….

…Excessive latitude toward overly complex, aggressive and deceptive marketing created a robust but short-term recipe for profit, but sacrificed sustained profitability, a stable customer base and ultimately the entire economy….

…the aim of selling soon at a profit is socially destructive. Practiononers use the word “trading” or the phrase “active trading” to avoid the negative connotations of “speculation.” Part of…

…theory holds that there are no economic profits in a true market.* That the Health Insurance industry has realised higher profits while spending a lower portion of each dollar received…

…will look like.” (Link here). Veterans for Common Sense (nonprofit veteran advocacy group) Executive Director Paul Sullivan called Michael Steele’s comments a lie: “Let me be absolutely clear, Steele lied….

…drug companies channeled 17% of income into profits last year. Yet they spent just 14.1 % of revenue on R&D. –Specifically, seven 0f the nine profitable Fortune 500 drug companies…

…will be bad for the insurance companies. Instead Kent “chainsaw” Conrad proposes the creation of non profit cooperativeS (plural) but hasn’t thought about how many (fewer than 50 in any…

…top 1%, the folks with over $35,000 of annual claims who could never be profitable for the carrier – then the probability of having your policy torn up given a…

…are the correct price such that the market is “clearing” properly or in “equilibrium” of some sorts such that there is a reasonable profit for the providers and payers with…