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News Summary: Small biz owners’ outlook still dim

By The Associated Press
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DOWNBEAT MAIN STREET: Small business owners remain fairly pessimistic about how businesses will fare in coming months, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. Owners’ optimism inched down in May to 94.4 from 94.5 in April, using the federation’s index.

BRIGHT SIDE: One positive component of the index was an increase of 1 percentage point in the number of owners planning to hire.

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