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The headline index, which represents the percentage of major manufacturing firms that said business conditions were favorable minus those that said conditions were unfavorable, rose to +17 from +16 in the prior quarter.
Some sent their invoices back with the tariff line item crossed out, along with a check for what was owed minus that amount.
It’s New Year’s Eve glitter, minus the frostbite.
The group used liquid nitrogen to rapidly cool mouse brain tissue to minus 196 degrees Celsius, then kept it in a minus-150-degree-Celsius freezer.
The GfK consumer confidence index fell two points to minus 21 this month, while expectations for the general economic situation over the next year dropped six points to minus 37.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
