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Inflation Fails to Dent Small Business Outlook

Small business confidence was little changed in the second quarter, but the stability masks growing pressure from inflation and a pullback in investment plans, according to the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The quarterly index registered 66.5, compared with 67.0 in the first quarter and 65.2 a year earlier. While nearly seven in 10 owners rated their businesses as healthy, a growing number expressed concern about rising costs ... [+]