The phrase "a decrease in earnings" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing financial performance, particularly in contexts related to business, economics, or personal finance.
Example: "The company's quarterly report showed a significant decrease in earnings compared to the previous year."
Alternatives: "a drop in profits" or "a decline in revenue."
That compared to a decrease in earnings for the same quarter last year, attributed to debt reduction.
The drop in income for the mayor and his wife reflected a decrease in earnings by Ms. Hanover, a television journalist and actress.
Using both a differences and difference-in-differences research design, we find that German firms experience an increase in timely loss recognition and a decrease in earnings smoothing after KTG.
A daily round-up of economic news:Profits in the first quarter were down again for Bank of America, marking the third consecutive earnings report with a decrease in earnings.
Not all employees would prefer this arrangement; plausibly, some might prefer less of a decrease in salary in exchange for some decrease in the generosity of their future pension earnings.
Full separation and full marginalization led to a decrease in labor earnings for both male and female migrants.
Over time, this would lead to a decrease in individual earnings, with effects on the economy rippling outward. .
For both Trasande and the U.S. EPA, a decrement in IQ was translated into a decrease in lifetime earnings.
So a company posts a dramatic decrease in earnings, guides below the Street's forecasts, and then its stock moves sharply up in morning trading.
Nevertheless, H.P posted a 13percentt decrease in earnings, at $1.85 billion, or 75 cents a share, down from $2.13 billion, or 80 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.
Using a sample of 581 firms and an events-study research design, we document a significant decrease in earnings response coefficients (ERCs) in the quarters following the GCM.
