Small Business: More Pessimistic

The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism  grew weaker. Seventy percent of the decline this month resulted from deterioration in the outlook for business conditions and expected real sales gains.  Owners have no confidence that economic policies will fix the economy.“The U.S. economy faces hurricane force headwinds and the government is at the center of the storm, making an economic recovery very difficult,” said William Dunkelberg, NFIB’s chief economist.