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NFIB Small Business Optimism Dips to 95.8, 11-Month Low

March NFIB sentiment fell 3.0 points to 95.8, below the 52-year average of 98.0. Capital expenditure plans hit 16%—the lowest since November 2009—while uncertainty surged to 92.

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