Beyond the obvious of boosting profits, the arguments used to justify such higher prices are many and varied.
When a company only operates in one country, it's obvious where its profits are generated and thus where its taxes should be paid.
The preponderance of professionals were doing it right, even if many were periodically tugged in the wrong direction by the obvious success and profits of those who erred.
"Counterfeits have an obvious impact on profit and jobs, yet people increasingly see access to fakes as a normal, consumer choice".
And because it seeks in part to promote a sustainable society, the obvious contradiction of profiting from a company that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions is being called out, he said.
Scrutiny by the Department of Education and Congress is inspired by the for-profits' huge sums, a seemingly ideologically based suspicion of tidy profits, and obvious misdeeds.
"Once there are pressures put on profits, the obvious incentive for management to maintain their lifestyle or their stock prices is to fiddle with the books".
Given how much banks spend on salaries, squeezing them is an obvious way to boost profits.Regulators could speed this transformation by giving bankers a clearer picture of what the eventual rules will be.
But this year, as the market has remained infatuated with high-priced technology stocks, many of which lack proven franchise power, obvious asset value, or profits -- the number of participants fell sharply, to just 16.
