Word: profit
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...February, the Ford Motor Co. and the U.A.W. reached agreement on a 31-month contract that cut some worker benefits in return for a measure of job security, profit sharing and a "guaranteed income stream" for senior workers. Last week the U.A.W. and GM struck a similar, though not identical, bargain. This week and next, the contract is going through the ratification process by 470,000 GM workers. Approval seems certain...
When news executives speculated of late about which troubled big-city dailies would fail first, the Minneapolis Star did not top many lists. Although circulation had slipped sharply, from more than 300,000 in the 1950s to about 170,000, the afternoon Star was still making a profit. Indeed, it will still be in the black next Monday when it is folded into its sister paper, the morning Tribune (circ. 235,000). Explained Donald Dwight, publisher of both newspapers: "You don't have to be in an absolute loss position to have economic problems...
Many writers are turning to acting for fun and profit...
...even high-rated series like Dallas. College football, with half the male total, is the N.F.L.'s nearest TV competitor. And advertisers will pay almost anything to get in on this football pool. One TV industry expert estimates that $25 million of CBS Broadcast's $300 million profit last year came from pro football...
...example, paid $30 million for the team in 1981; the new TV payments alone will more than cover the cost in three years. According to Ed Garvey, chief of the Players Association: "Under the current labor structure, a team could conceivably make a $4 million or $5 million profit next year without selling one ticket...