Discover what step costs are, why they matter in business, and explore examples showing how these costs increase at specific levels of activity for better financial planning.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—FirstEnergy will raise its base electricity rates by a net total of $34 million per year for the next few years, after winning state regulators’ blessing for the plan last week. But, on ...

The increase comes at a time when health insurance costs are climbing steeply for people with employer plans and Affordable Care Act coverage. The upward trend adds pressure on Americans already ...

It’s that time of year again- leaf blowers and chainsaws dominating the wee hours -no, the entirety of society. Forget children napping or actors auditioning from home needing a moment of silence to ...

Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...

Reported revenue-- Reported revenue was $4.6 billion for fiscal Q3 2025 (period ended Sept. 30, 2025), reflecting a 2% decrease in constant currency year-over-year and system-wide revenue of $4.9 ...

When Democrats are at their best, they are performing one job: reducing inequality and making American life more just. That’s what Franklin Roosevelt did with the New Deal and Lyndon Johnson tried to ...

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are ...

Total Remaining Performance Obligations were up 359% year-over-year in both USD and constant currency to $455 billion. Total quarterly revenues were up 12% in USD, and up 11% in constant currency to ...

Hypokalemia and even low-normal plasma potassium levels increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias among patients with cardiovascular disease. An assessment of a strategy of actively increasing ...

Tariffs’ impact on fashion is finally here. Apparel prices in the US increased for the first time since March last month, up 0.4 per cent according to the latest consumer pricing index (CPI) from the ...

For generations, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered about the ultimate fate of the universe. Will it expand forever into the cold emptiness, or meet a more dramatic end? A study published on ...