It looks like Big Data is a great opportunity for IBM to use its capabilities to profit while helping organizations gain meaningful insight that can boost their market share.
Companies need to squeeze costs so they can reach more customers, and accept thin profit margins to gain volume.
It may make economic sense to pay more for a new car, furnace or solar panel that will save money and energy in the long run, but it is hard--for both individuals and companies--to sacrifice current profit for future gain.
The encouraging result was a modest profit and a net gain to the taxman.
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Similarly, for a short position that has become very profitable, you may move your stop-buy order from loss to the profit zone in order to protect your gain.
On the other end, Google is basically giving away the OS to gain presence, so it is certainly not playing a profit margin game!
The gain came after the company managed to post a fourth-quarter profit despite the impact of Superstorm Sandy.
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That gives investors who jumped on board after the initial offer the chance to sell at a gain and raises the prospect of an even larger profit.
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Jewelry-maker Tiffany reported a gain in revenue and in profit for its third quarter, as sales to tourists in its New York flagship and sales growth in China helped the company to move higher inventories.
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For-profit schools portray themselves as being sophisticated with an elite team to help you gain that college degree you have always wanted in a little over a year.
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