Discover the key types of operating expenses, including fixed and variable costs, and learn how they impact a business's bottom line.

To increase profits, businesses must do to things: boost revenue and reduce costs. The act of reducing costs can be painful, as it often means doing without something you would prefer to have. However ...

Although a nonprofit organization reinvests any incoming profit into its services, research or local programs, it does require funding to operate on a daily basis. A nonprofit organization is similar ...

Explore how cost synergies reduce operating costs post-merger, including types like layoffs, technology improvements, and supply chain advancements.

t doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why most of the major U.S. airlines are gung-ho about cutting costs and will continue to be until they find a way to increase revenue. But it might take ...

The U.S. military is not only the world’s most advanced force, but it is also the busiest and most widely deployed. The Defense Department’s constant commitments leave it caught in a metaphoric ...

The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but ship owners should prepare for higher costs led by a spike in insurance premiums, according to ...

Lockheed Martin is confident the F-35 stealth fighter’s operating cost will be cut to $25,000 per hour by 2025 if the Joint Program Office that manages the aircraft agrees to a performance-based ...

Vessel operating cost inflation has accelerated in 2022 on mounting worldwide macroeconomic price pressures, despite some receding of Covid-19 related costs, according to the latest Ship Operating ...

Despite a reduction in the rate of global nuclear energy deployment, nuclear power continues to be a promising solution to both the increasing demand for electricity and the increasing challenge of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sasha Lekach covers electric vehicles and vehicle technology. The American Automobile Association’s “Your Driving Costs” study ...