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The NFIB small business optimism survey showed a fourth consecutive monthly gain in confidence, increasing from 92.0 to 93.8. Sentiment was boosted by an improvement in economic and sales expectations. The number of respondents who expect to see a positive earnings trend remained largely negative on net, but it did improve markedly from -28% to -22%. Small businesses planning to hire fell slightly but there remained more expecting to hire than those not **** Read More; http://www.viningsparks.com/ext_vs/mktnews/vsother.html