US NFIB Business Optimism Index: 98.20 (Forecast 98.3, Previous 98.80)
Data indicates that sentiment among small U.S. businesses — which account for nearly half of the American workforce — deteriorated in October. However, the scale of the negative surprise was relatively minor.
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