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• If rates rise, though, the fund could lose money again.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• Our board voted to lose money on the event this year and not to cancel it.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• Some sneakers fail to match the hype, and investors lose money.
  — Inti Pacheco, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
• If market prices for the crop are high one year, the farmer might come out ahead, but if prices are low, the farmer might lose money.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
• Even if no one bought a tire, chances were that these companies wouldn't lose money from this scheme.
  — Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 17 Dec. 2022
• All told, anyone who bought shares over the past month and held was about as likely to lose money as profit.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
• Most people who lose money to scams never see it again.
  — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
• The law allows for those divestments to take place over time and provides some carve-outs so the state doesn’t lose money.
  — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
• If the movie turns out good, there’s a real upside, but if the movie doesn’t feel good, nobody’s going to lose money.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
• The promoters at the top of the pyramid tend to profit, while the newer members at the bottom are likely to lose money.
  — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• As a result, many stations lose money on gasoline sales as prices rise.
  — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
• But Stowell said the city is certainly going to lose money this year.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
• Most working-class artists lose money or break even anyways.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
• The states also said quasi-state agencies that service old student loans in the FFEL program would lose money.
  — Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
• Having the split be 70/30 could mean the sportsbook is liable to lose money, and that often happens, Suliman said.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
• But plaintiffs still had to prove that Musk knew the tweets were false and that the tweets were material facts to investors—i.e., that the tweets caused Tesla investors to lose money.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
• Amazon was willing to lose money for years to acquire new customers.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
• Even under the best of circumstances most Broadway shows lose money.
  — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2024
• For instance, in South America and Russia, placing your bag on the floor is bad luck and believed to cause the person behind the act to lose money.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
• Blindly backing whichever team is hot is a surefire way to lose money in this racket.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023
• Earlier this month, Jonas said Tesla could lose money this year.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Jonas last month raised the possibility that Tesla could lose money this year.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• The Athletic has continued to lose money after the Times Co. bought it, though revenue has increased.
  — Katie Robertson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• Officials stressed, however, that stock and bond holders in the banks themselves would still be in line to lose money on their investments.
  — Joe Rennison Joe Rennison Emily Flitter Joe Rennison Erin Griffith Erin Griffith Ben Casselman Emily Flitter Emily Flitter Rob Copeland Joe Rennison Jeanna Smialek Jeanna Smialek Joe Rennison Ben Casselman Ben Casselman Jeanna Smialek Jeanna Smialek Ben Casselman Ben Casselman Joe Rennison Jeanna Smialek Jeanna Smialek Ben Casselman Ben Casselman Jeanna Smialek Ben Casselman Joe Rennison Ben Casse, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• Big firms are continuing to lose money on streaming — and now the belt-tightening is upon them.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• And people who lose money in gambling are pretty much anyone who gambles.
  — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
• In the weeks that followed Musk’s tweet, Tesla’s stock market value whipped up and down by $14 billion, causing many investors who had bet that the deal was real to lose money.
  — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
• As is the case with gambling in general, nearly everyone who places a wager on March Madness this year is bound to lose money.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
• Because a 10 percent of students will pay less, the college will lose money, the president said, but the bet is that the lower sticker price will boost enrollment.
  — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
• Despite being a hot ticket among some investors, GameStop continues to lose money.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 June 2024

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024