The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell to 100.7 in February, with rising uncertainty due to volatile trade policies impacting small businesses. Hard data remains negative, with minor ...

Seven of the 20 states analyzed gained more than one percentage point in February, led by Texas (+2.11 percentage points). Phoenix (101.92) increased its pace of small business job growth for the ...

The February decline is also the biggest monthly drop since March 2020, when it tumbled 34%, highlighting the prevailing bearish sentiment among investors toward small-cap stocks. According to ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, the Small Business Jobs Index, which measures employment growth among U.S. businesses with fewer than 50 ...

Wherever things are going, it's typically visible among small business." Payroll data for February will be released on Friday, and analysts expect another solid reading. Economists polled by ...

"Consumer spending continued to show resiliency in February, resulting in a second consecutive month of small business sales growth to start 2025," said Prasanna Dhore, Chief Data Officer ...

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. small-business confidence dropped for a third straight month in February, wiping away much of the gains notched in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's ...

According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, the Small Business Jobs Index, which measures employment growth among U.S. businesses with fewer than 50 employees, was 100.04 to indicate ...

UK inflation cools as Feb. CPI fell to 2.8% YoY. Services inflation remains the primary driver of core CPI inflation, esp.

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for February 2025 ...

The Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.1 points in February to 100.7, the fourth consecutive month above the 51-year average of 98 but is 4.4 points off its most recent peak of 105.1 in December.