But no one, to Buttonwood's knowledge, believes that higher oil prices are a net plus for economic activity.
But, if the machine was not made in the U.S., then the jobs it created was a net plus for the country where the machine was produced and a net negative for American jobs.
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But Mr Hughes said his party had done better in the local elections than in the previous two years and that they would continue to make the case that UK membership of the European Union was a "net plus for Britain", and also push the positives of immigration.
But I really believe this will be a significant net-plus for the country.
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Condominiums are suffering the same fate as the overall housing market and declining real estate prices are clearly not a plus for Mr. Trump's net worth.
That can include state-mandated pricing, plus licensing, and requirements for a minimum net worth.
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It is going to have to build up a non-existing social safety net for its billion-plus population.
He scours Asia for enterprises that sell into large and expanding markets and have high or rapidly rising returns on equity, strong free cash flow (meaning net income plus depreciation minus capital expenditures, adjusted for working capital) and a focused long-term strategy.
These are pretty good results for these large retailers, and there is no doubt the Internet was a net plus to business.
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Not only do high-skilled immigrants provide a net fiscal plus, but as Krugman says they buy houses, and the economic benefits of this for natives are higher when we are in a recession.
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