Companies Rack Up Profits, but Aren’t Ready to Spend Them The largest U.S. companies are booking their strongest quarterly profits in five years, as firms reap the benefits of years of belt tightening and finally see a pick-up in demand. But part of the improvement has come from keeping a lid on spending, a Read more ... nd many CEOs remain reluctant to change that.

Charting the profit margins of 3G's acquisitions The private equity group’s cost cutting makes for meatier profits

Profits for Google's parent company Alphabet were worse than expected Fourth-quarter profits were hurt by a higher tax rate but revenue growth was still strong.

Here’s How Your State Spends Its Powerball Profits The Powerball jackpot has hit a record-setting $1.5 billion -- and that means big profits for the 44 states participating in the lottery. For Maryland, lottery profits are the fourth-largest contributor ...

Are minimum wage hikes to blame for falling profits? Major U.S. retailers and restaurants blame disappointing profits on minimum wage increases.

Unhyphenated America "This mindset is exactly why unions are necessary. (Thanks to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO for the photo!)" ~ US Uncut. Once again, it's always easy to debunk anything that Leftist/Regressive/Socialist minded people have to say. 1) What do they think a " Read more ... Profit" actually is? In order to make a "Profit", that means the company has to FIRST pay ALLLLLL of its operating expenses...WHICH INCLUDES EMPLOYEE PAYROLL & COMPENSATION. Which means...EVERYONE has received EXACTLY what they voluntarily contracted and agreed to receive in exchange for their knowledge, skills and abilities. 2) What are "Excessive Profits"? If a company makes "Excessive Profits"...but then shares a majority of those profits with the employees...are they STILL "Excessive Profits"? 3) If there is such a thing as "Excessive Profits", and employees feel "entitled" to a portion of any "Excessive Profits" if and when the company does exceedingly well...do those employees have the integrity of character to volunteer to take a paycut when the company is failing? You can't say that you want to take part in the credit for success...without also being willing to take responsibility for any failure. I'm just sayin'... www.unhyphenatedamerica.org

Russia's Gazprom sees profits collapse on low oil and weak ruble Ruble plunge, conflict with Ukraine, and low oil prices are taking their toll on Gazprom, which saw its profits fall 86% last year.

Cheaper jet fuel gives airlines a bump in profits Revenue is flat -- or even declining -- but profits are up because of millions of dollars in savings on fuel.

Cheaper jet fuel gives airlines a bump in profits Revenue is flat -- or even declining -- but profits are up because of millions of dollars in savings on fuel.

Fashion disaster SOME things are just too good to last. China’s seemingly insatiable appetite for luxury—which has been powering the industry’s profits for over a decade—is,...