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Update: AMD's profitability streak ends at two quarters

2014-04-18 01:11:36| InfoWorld: Top News

Advanced Micro Devices' bottom line changed from black to red on Thursday when the company posted a loss after two straight quarters of profit. The company reported a loss of $20 million, or $0.03 per share, for the first quarter of 2014, an improvement from its loss of $146 million in the same quarter last year.

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Best Measure Of Ranch Sustainability Is Economic Profitability

2014-04-17 19:56:00| Beef

James McGrann Working for nothing is not reflective of a successful business. read more

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There Is No Magical Cow Size That Guarantees Profitability

2014-03-13 21:34:00| Beef

I had several people this week dispute my statement from last week that biological efficiency doesn’t vary among the accepted range in mature size in the industry (“The Bearish Math On The Beef Industry Doesn’t Add Up”). The bottom line is that maintenance costs rise as mature size increases, but it’s not a 1:1 relationship. In fact, the general rule of thumb is that maintenance costs are calculated by taking mature size to the .7 power. My View From The Country read more

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Fiat-Chrysler expects new plant to boost Brazil profitability

2014-03-04 23:37:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

FCA, created after Fiat took full control of Chrysler in January in a $4.35 billion deal to create the world's seventh-largest auto group, cut its 2014 profit forecast after an 80-percent slump in Latin American core earnings in the final quarter of 2013.

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