The small business optimism index rose to 94.4 in May from 90.9 in April, the National Federation of Independent Business survey released Tuesday showed. The survey’s uncertainty index jumped seven points to 82, but expected conditions in the next six months also ticked up five points to a net 34%, […]
The National Federation of Independent Business’s survey released Tuesday showed that small business optimism slumped to 90.9 in April. The median economist estimate was for a drop to 83. The survey’s index of sales expectations posted the sharpest drop from March, slumping 30 points to negative 42, the lowest reading […]
The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index fell 8.1 points in March to 96.4, the largest decline in the survey’s history, according to a Tuesday statement. The report also ended a record 39-month streak of positive small business optimism. “The COVID-19 outbreak and regulatory responses to curtail its spread […]
Data from the NFIB, America’s largest small business association, showed that Main Street businesses are feeling the heat from Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Business optimism missed expectations, slipping 1.6 points to a five-month low of 103.1. “Fewer owners said they expect better business conditions and real sales volumes […]
The National Federation of Independent Business’ small business optimism index hit the highest level in the survey’s 45-year history in August. Small businesses are planning to hire more workers, raise compensation for current employees, and spend more on capital investments according to the index Juanita Duggan, the president and CEO […]
The small-business optimism index from the National Federation of Independent Businesses came in at 104.9 in December. The index’s average monthly reading last year was 104.8, the highest for any year in the history of its survey. Both the NFIB’s CEO and its chief economist attributed the boost in confidence […]
Tim Wulf, a Jimmy John’s franchisee, says the Republican tax plan doesn’t help small-business owners. Wulf, a former economics professor, says the tax bill lacks measures to boost labour productivity, which he identifies as the most important driver of US economic improvement. To that end, Wulf is most concerned with […]
The NFIB’s measure of small business optimism reached its highest level in 34 years in November. A handful of more specific indexes also climbed to record or near-record levels. A measure of US small business optimism hit its highest level since 1983 last month, according to a National Federation of […]
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