Sentence examples for profits down from inspiring English sources

Competition, by contrast, drives profits down.

Tesco's European performance was particularly poor, with profits down 70%.

Myriad electronic-trading systems, which bypass investment banks, will drive profits down further.

Still, Borders.com is losing enough money to pull the company's overall profits down substantially.

Adjusted for currency fluctuations, revenues were up 1% and profits down 4%.

Health care remained troubled, with profits down on slightly increased sales.

If so, it may allow the big brands to overcharge, pushing merchants' profits down and consumer prices up.

But the destination for profits, down by almost by a half to £126m in the six months, is unknown.

In the first half of the year ArcelorMittal reported an operating loss at its main European mills, which dragged overall profits down from $2.2 billion to $1.8 billion.

Warwick Bartlett, a gambling consultant, says it now makes up less than half of betting-shop profits, down from more than 90% two decades ago.

On August 7th Barclays joined the queue of banks bearing bad news, with pre-tax profits down 33% and predictions of tough times ahead.