Blue Corporation had the following activities in $2025.$

Sale of land $$188,000.$

Purchase of equipment $$454,000.$

Purchase of inventory $$914,000.$

Issuance of common stock $$291,000.$

Purchase of treasury stock $$68,000.$

Purchase of available$-$for$-$sale debt securities $$56,000.$

Compute the amount Blue should report as net cash provided $($used$)$ by investing activities in its $2025$ statement of cash flows. $($Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a $-$ sign e$.$g$.-15,000$ or in parenthesis e$.$g$.(15,000).)$

Net cash by investing activities $