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In the 10 years following June 2000, the S&P 500 produced total returns of minus 8% — in other words, if you started with a $10,000 investment, you ended up with about $9,200.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The simplest way to get a general idea of whether you’ve saved enough for retirement is to start with one basic equation: Income minus spending equals what you need from your savings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Note: Net approval is share approving minus disapproving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They continue to exist under the mummy's current storage conditions, which include a temperature of minus six degrees Celsius and high humidity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Not for several years had they been off alone together like this, minus the kids.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Ponderously disjointed, unnecessarily long, and emotionally distant are its minuses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The net effect of these pluses and minuses is unknown.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
So, as an introvert, what are the pluses and minuses there?
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Mr. Ibis pushed his lower lip upward, then let his head bob from side to side, as if it were on a spring, weighing the pluses and minuses, seeing things from both points of view.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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