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U.S. small businesses are more confident in the economic landscape, underscored by a seven-month peak in June, per the latest data from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The upward trend comes despite inflation and labor quality remaining top concerns for small business owners...

By Lance Roberts The most recent NFIB (National Federation Of Independent Business) is sending a strong signal of an economic recession. In 2019, the NFIB survey, combined with an inverted yield curve, suggested an impending recession. In 2020, those signals became a reality. As in...

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported Tuesday morning that inflation is the single most important issue among 30% of business owners. What Happened: The NFIB’s small business optimism index rose 0.3% in September, making it the ninth consecutive month below the 48-...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Stocks closed the week higher after investors regained optimism regarding a sustained recovery. Remember This: “Earnings season has been very impressive so far, now you can couple that with the employment backdrop quickly improving as well. Not a...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: “The bulk of [recent] gains came in the leisure and hospitality sectors, which makes sense because you saw a lot of areas reopening restaurants in May,” said Shawn Cruz, manager of trader strategy at TD Ameritrade. “It just shows how...

Small businesses across the United States are more optimistic at the end of February than they were at the start of the month. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Tuesday, Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX)'s president and CEO Marty Mucci noted February also marks the third consecutive...

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)'s index, the leading index of small business optimism, jumped the highest amount since 1980. According to Bloomberg, the NFIB rose 7.4 points in December to 105.8 from 98.4 in the prior month. Seventy-three (73) percent of the advance was...

Small business sentiment, as measured by the NFIB, declined in November to 94.8 from 96.1. On Tuesday, Quicken Loans, the second largest retail mortgage lender, said the average appraisal in November was 1.87 percent lower than what the homeowner expected. U.S. equities were sharply lower on...

According to the NFIB’s latest Small Business Optimism Index, small businesses took a hit in June. The index plummeted 4.2 points after five months of positive growth. Stephen Sheinbaum is the founder of alternative lending companies Merchant Cash and Capital and Bizfi. Sheinbaum told...