The Small Business Optimism Index for February was 98.8, down 0.5 points from January. The Index remains slightly above its 52-year average of 98 but marks the second consecutive monthly decline. Of ...

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index inched down 0.5 points to 98.8. This was below the forecast of 99.6. Despite the headline index's slight decline, the uncertainty index also lessened.

Endorsements mount in Texas’ U.S. Senate contest as Sen. John Cornyn adds NFIB backing while Democrat state Rep. James ...

The February index from the National Federation of Independent Business, made up of 10 components, fell half a point from January to register a 98.8. That’s the second straight month of small ...

Seasonally adjusted, a net 34% of small business owners reported raising compensation in February, up 2 points from January and the highest level since March 2025. A net 22% (seasonally adjusted) plan ...

Nineteen percent of small business owners ranked taxes as their biggest problem, the National Federation of Independent Business found in a survey.

Small business optimism declined in March to its lowest level in more than a decade according to a new report from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). NFIB's Small Business ...

On Monday, Wall Street staged a sharp rebound amid volatile oil prices and developments related to the Iran war. ・Semiconductor stocks led the rebound, with Broadcom, Micron, AMD and Nvidia posting ...