But the company said yesterday that demand had started to level off in the second quarter and profit from trading might suffer.

If the unease about any of these deals proves to be well founded, profits will suffer.

Because materials make up roughly half the cost of goods sold, the company's profits have not suffered, he said.

None made a normal profit and dozens suffered significant losses.

Back in September 2010 it warned that its profits were suffering from 'competitive pressures'.

D1 Stocks fell after reports suggested that profits could suffer from a slowing economy.

So that their profits and shareholders do not suffer.

At the same time, profits did not suffer; volume gains made up for the price cuts.

When a major corporation is hit - because they, too, suffered during the crisis - only their profits suffer.

In the process, some traders made big profits and others suffered big losses.