Tags: business sentiment
NFIB: Small-Business Confidence Rises for Third Consecutive Month in November 2011
December 13th, 2011
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Econintersect: The NFIB's monthly optimism index rose from 90.2 to 92.0 - but remains in recession territory. However, the commentary is significantly more upbeat this month.“After so many months of pessimism, November’s modest gain made it feel lik… more »
NFIB's October 2011 Statement Is a Blast at the Economy
November 8th, 2011
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Econintersect: The NFIB's monthly optimism index rose slightly to 90.2 - but remains entrenched in recession territory. But the captivating aspect of recent NFIB releases is the commentary on the economy and the politicians.Consumer spending improved… more »
NFIB's October 2011 Blast at the Obama Administration
October 11th, 2011
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Econintersect: The NFIB's monthly optimism index used to be the news (up 0.8 points ending a six month decline but still recessionary at 88.9). But now the monthly tirades at government policy make more interesting commentary than dry statistical number… more »
NFIB Small Business September 2011 Rant on the Obama Administration
September 13th, 2011
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Econintersect: The headline should be that the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in September 2011 fell for the sixth month in a row to the lowest level since March 2010. But the rant on the Obama administration makes better news:Bus… more »
NFIB Small-Business Optimism Index Falls for the Fifth Month
August 9th, 2011
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business optimisim slide marginally in July 2011 for the fifth straight month. But the interesting news for most is their partisan attack.It is hard to think of anything that happened in Jul… more »
