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The National Federation of Independent Business reports that its small business optimism index for December rose to the highest reading since February of 2007.
The National Federation of Independent Business Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for September slipped.
The National Association of Credit Management said that the Credit Managers Index reading fell in September.
The NFIB reported Tuesday morning that its small business optimism index for August rose to its second-highest reading since October 2007.
A new report suggests that the small business economy continues to grow modestly.
Paychex signaled a mixed bag in pre-unemployment and pre-payrolls data for the month of August.
Source: ThinkstockWith sentiment improving and GDP growth rate picking up in the second quarter, investors and economists alike are looking for anything to confirm or refute the upswing in the...
Source: ThinkstockWe have yet another economic report this Thursday. This was a report from the National Association of Credit Managers (NACM). You can guess what they track — credit availability,...
Source: ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for June fell 1.6 points from 96.6 in April to 95.0. The June...
Source: ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for May rose 1.4 points from 95.2 in April to come in at 96.6....
Source: ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for April rose 1.8 points from 93.4 in March to come in at...
Source: ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for March rose two points from 91.4 in February to come in at...
Source: ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for February dropped a substantial 2.7 points from 94.3 in...
The office supplies sector was challenged even before Thursday. Now things are worse after Staples said that its sales are being challenged and that it would close some 225 of its more than 2,200...
The National Federation of Independent Business Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for January barely ticked up. But sales expectations and hiring expectations rose more...