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Small Business Confidence Rises in April

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 8:05 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this morning reported an increase of 2.6 points in its small business optimism index, up from 89.5 in March to 92.1 in April. ...
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Small Business Confidence Index Falls for First Time in Four Months

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 7:55 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) this morning reported a decline of 1.3 points in its small business optimism index, from 90.8 in February to 89.5 in March. The ...
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Media Digest (2/14/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: February 14, 2013 at 6:43 am

The German and French economies contracted in the final three months of 2012. (Reuters) The merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) is approved by each ...
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Small Business Outlook Remains Depressed

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 7:54 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its Small Business Optimism Index rose a meager 0.5 points in December to 88, only slightly better than the November reading ...
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Pessimism Among Small Business Owners Increases

Posted: December 12, 2012 at 6:45 am

Small business confidence, as measured by the Research Foundation of the National Federation of Independent Business, imploded in November. If small businesses account for most hiring in the United States, then ...
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NFIB: Independent Business Confidence Tanks in November

Posted: December 11, 2012 at 7:51 am

The National Federation of Independent Business has shown that its latest survey signaled a tanking confidence among its participants. If you think that the woes tied to the fiscal cliff ...
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Small Business Outlook Improves Slightly

Posted: September 11, 2012 at 8:02 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its small business optimism index rose 1.7 points in August to 92.9. The most frequently cited issues for small business owners ...
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Looks Absent in August

Posted: September 11, 2012 at 7:54 am

You just know that the report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is not going to be very positive when it is titled "Few Positive Signs for the ...
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Small Business Owners’ Confidence Plunges

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 11:32 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its small business optimism index fell 3 points in June to 91.4, the lowest level since October of last year. The ...
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Media Digest (4/11/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 6:37 am

Spain’s industrial production falls 5.1% on an annual basis in February. (MarketWatch) U.S. brokerage firms pay increasingly higher bonuses to get top producers. (Reuters) Alcoa (NYSE: AA) has a surprising ...
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Media Digest (12/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 6:28 am

Alibaba hires a Washington lobbying firm in case it decides to bid for all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters) Italian yields may fall because of European Central Bank injections of ...
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Media Digest (7/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 6:19 am

Banks object to plans that would allow regulators to clawback pay if a bank becomes troubled and has to be liquidated (Reuters) Geithner has not told The White House he ...
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