Optimism among U.S. small businesses continued to fall in October on weaker earnings trends, with labor shortages and the government shutdown also dragging on sentiment.
The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its small-business optimism index slipped to 98.2 in October from 98.8 in September.
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