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Small Business Optimism Index Stumbles

The good news - and this shouldn't be brushed off - is that we're not in "storm of the century" mode.  The bad news is that a new report from the National Federation of Independent Business indicates small business owners' optimism has reached the third-lowest point in 35 years.

NFIB Measures Another Uptick In Small Business Optimism

We might, just maybe, be climbing out of a figurative pit of pessimism, folks.  The NFIB's newest report indicates that the Index of Small Business Optimism rose in September, giving us a good two-month streak of improvements.

Small Business Optimism Nudges Upward Again

Imagine one fender's been fixed on a car that went through a demolition derby and survived with its drivetrain intact.  This is more or less where a report from the National Federation of Independent Business pegs the state of small businesses for August.

Small Business Optimism Drops More

The index's overall value isn't as bad as it could be, and actually, quite a few components are positive.  Still, the NFIB's Index of Small Business Optimism slipped yet again in July, hitting 88.2 and making for a less than great pattern.

NFIB: Small Business Optimism Still Low

Small business owners weren't feeling too optimistic this May, and concerns about inflation - among other things - kept them in the same state come June.  So say the latest National Federation of Independent Business stats, at least.

NFIB Optimism Index Shows Improvement

Compared to any time between, say, the start of 2003 and the end of 2007, the latest entry in the NFIB's Optimism Index looks kind of depressing.  Compared to March, however, the April results seem encouraging.