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Inflation and labor market quality are the top concerns.

For the second consecutive month, the share of businesses expecting better conditions in the near-future set a new record low.

Inflation and recession worries are holding back small businesses in the U.S.

The share of small businesses raising prices hit the highest level since 1981.

Eighty-five percent of wholesalers and 70 percent of retailers report they are raising prices.

WASHINGTON, DC – Vaccine mandates had a rough day at the Supreme Court Friday, as the justices appear poised to block President Joe Biden’s large employer vaccine mandate, though the fate of Biden’s healthcare provider mandate remains unclear.

A Build Back Better provision punishing non-Medicaid expansion states may violate the Constitution, according to an expert’s op-ed.

An unexpected downturn in small business optimism.

A record number of small business owners say they have unfilled jobs.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose eight-tenths of a percentage point to 95.8 in February.

A historically very large drop in optimism as businesses lost confidence in the 2021 economy.

No Biden bounce from small business owners.

Sales and profits are improving but the outlook is uncertain due to politics and rising infections.

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, pronounced herself “really impressed” with Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s explanation of the doctrine of severability during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Small business optimism hit its highest level since January.

Small business owners are feeling much more optimistic. The Small Business Optimism Index increased 6.2 points in June to 100.6, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday. That beat expectations of 96.7 and was above even the high end

Even before the millions of layoffs and widespread lockdowns, optimism collapsed among America’s small business owners.

After a brief dip at the end of last year, small business optimism is rising again on expectations for better sales.

In contrast with the summer months of recession obsession, November saw small business optimism spike upward.

“This is a confirmation that small business owners remain very optimistic about the economy despite all the talk about ‘slowing.'”|

“Optimism among small business owners has surged back to historically high levels” said NFIB President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan.

One of the foundations of the Trump-era economic expansion weakened again in January, the fifth straight month of decline.

Another sign that the economy came through the end of 2018 on a stronger footing than many expected.

Optimism dipped in October but remains elevated.

The Small Business Optimism Index marked its second highest level in the survey’s 45-year history at 107.9, just below the July 1983 record-high of 108.

“Small business owners continue to report astounding optimism as they celebrate strong sales, the creation of jobs, and more profits,” said NFIB President and CEO Juanita Duggan.

Plans for business expansion, reports of positive earnings trends, and compensation increases broke new records. Expectations for strong increases in sales reached their highest level since 1995.

Eight of the index’s ten components declined from the very high levels seen in February. Even with the declines, however, many of the components remain near all-time highs.

Small business optimism is booming. Optimism among small businesses in the U.S. rose by more than expected, with a record number of small business owners saying now is a good time to expand, according to the National Federal of Independent Business survey released Tuesday.

The number of companies announcing a ramping up of investment in the U.S. and the corresponding rush to create jobs for Americans have jumped to a quicker pace since the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House.

The November Index of Small Business Optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business shows small businesses have gained confidence with the expectation of better conditions under the new Trump administration.