Six Retail Chains, Six Survival Strategies Target will sacrifice $1 billion in profits by lowering prices and pushing digital sales that have lower margins. Wal-Mart has been investing heavily to expand its online sales.

The Royal Mint has recorded the biggest profits in its 1,100-year history

How to Make the Most of Omnichannel Retailing Your best bet is to get online customers to visit your stores.

Nordstrom’s High Cost for Online Sales Nordstrom is spending heavily to boost its market share online, a strategy that is weighing on profits.

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.

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.