General Motors co., the largest U.S. automaker, reported its smallest quarterly profit in a year as costs for making and selling new vehicles rose.

随着汽车的制造和销售成本上升，美国最大的汽车制造商通用汽车公司通报了本年度最小的季度利润。

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Shipping companies that operate the main container services linking Asia, America and Europe will lose about $20 billion this year, after making only $5 billion profit in 2008, according to Drewry.

根据德鲁里的研究数据，经营亚洲、美洲和欧洲集装箱航线的航运公司在2008年只赚取了50亿美元的利润，今年将亏损200亿美元。

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Assuming that neither loses much more market share, both should start making an operating profit next year.

假设两家都没有丢失很多市场份额，他们明年就可以开始盈利。

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It was one of only two companies worldwide (the other was Korea's Posco) to turn a profit making slabs in the fourth quarter last year, when steel prices hit their low point.

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Rosenthal says the company is on track to be cash flow positive that is, it will start making a profit by early next year.

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Within a year of the new campaign, Avis was making a profit.

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