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Owner optimism went nowhere in August as the Index fell 0.1 points, statistically no change. As “calm” as the Index appears, there was turmoil in…

The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism gained a whoppin’ 0.6 points in July. At 94.1, the Index does not impress and signals nothing but…

The Optimism Index gained 1.7 points, rising to 92.9. Although an improvement, the number is still another solid recession reading. There were some positive signs…

The Optimism Index gave up 0.2 points, falling to 91.2. Owner optimism remains at recession levels and has stayed in a recession zone for years,…

There was no good news in the June survey. The Small Business Optimism Index posted a decline of 3 points, falling to 91.4. This is…

After three months of sustained growth, the March NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism ended its slow climb, declining 1.3 points and landing at 89.5….

The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism increased 1.9 points in February, to 90.8. While a nice improvement over the last several reports, the Index…

Six monthly gains in the Index of Small Business Optimism were reversed in March, as the index fell almost 2 points to 92.5. Nine of…

The Index of Small Business Optimism gained 0.1 points, to 93.9, so basically unchanged from December. Index readings from January and February 2011 were higher,…

The Index of Small Business Optimism gained 1.8 points to 93.8. December’s increase is the fourth monthly gain, totaling 5.7 points overall. About half of…

The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism increased 0.9 points to 88.9, still one of the lowest readings in the survey’s 40 year history. Economic…

The Index gained half a point, rising to 88.0, the second lowest reading since March 2010. This is better than the 81 low reading in…

The Index of Small Business Optimism declined 5.6 points, one of the largest declines in survey history. The Index has been lower only 7 times…

The Optimism Index gained 0.3 points, increasing to 93.1. In the 40 months since the “recovery” started in July 2009, the Index has been higher…

The Optimism Index lost 0.1 points, falling to 92.8. Since monthly surveys were started in 1986, the Index has been below 93.0 fifty-six times, and…