minus
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Consumer confidence fell three points to minus 19 in the month, according to research group GfK’s index, published with the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions on Friday.
The labor market differential, which measures the share of consumers saying jobs are “plentiful” minus the share saying jobs are “hard to get” ticked up from the last reading.
The German insurer expects to make 17.4 billion euros in operating profit this year, plus or minus 1 billion euros.
The chamber was cooled to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit to match temperatures in icy regions of Mars.
From Science Daily
Papa laughed and said, “It looks like I’m going to be minus another pair of my overalls.”
From Literature
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