Word: profitable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...economy of lows, many profit from others' highs...
...bright spots last week was Chrysler Corp., which rented a ballroom at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to announce that it had earned $106.9 million, its highest quarterly profit in five years. Even though its car sales had slipped slightly from a year ago, Chrysler made money because customers were buying more profitable big models with expensive options...
Among the airlines, Pan American World Airways reduced its loss from $112 million to $56.2 million, and Chairman C. Edward Acker predicted that the company would make a profit during the current quarter. Declining passenger traffic and cut-rate fares pushed income down for other carriers. American Airlines saw earnings tumble 98% to $466,000; Trans World Corp. posted a 27% decline to $41.6 million; UAL, Inc., parent company of United Airlines, suffered a 36% slump to $5.5 million; and Delta saw profits shrink 52% to $23 million...
...some degree, Exxon's profit problems are shared by the entire oil industry. The recession has dampened demand for crude and brought an end, at least temporarily, to sharp increases in petroleum prices. As a result, other major oil companies, including Mobil and Phillips, are streamlining their operations to cut costs...
Utaemon, of course, is a man, as are all the members of the troupe. Kabuki originated at the beginning of the 17th century, when a legendary shrine maiden named Okuni took her temple dances on the road for profit. When prostitutes began imitating Okuni, using their dancing to entice customers, a shogunate concerned about public morality banned women from the stage...