William Dunkelberg

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  Small-Business Optimism in U.S. Rose in April to Six-Month High

  Confidence among U.S. small businesses climbed in April to a six-month high as the outlook for the economy and sales brightened.

• Small-Business Optimism in U.S. Falls as Job Creation Plans Wane

  Confidence among U.S. small businesses fell in March for the first time in four months as job creation plans soured.

• Dunkelberg Says `Everybody Is Sitting Tight’(Audio)

  William Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business, says policy uncertainty has small business owners refusing to commit to business investment. Dunkelberg talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

• Consumer Spending Needs to Rebound Before Hiring: Tom Keene

  Small businesses won’t begin hiring and spending again until consumers regain confidence in the economy, according to William Dunkelberg , chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business.

• States Act on Minimum Wage as Republicans Toss Obama Plan

  President Barack Obama’s proposal to increase the U.S. minimum wage by 24 percent faces long odds in Congress, where Republicans took aim at it minutes after the State of the Union address. That might not matter: beyond Capitol Hill, some states took action long ago.

• Small-Business Optimism in U.S. Climbs for Third Straight Month

  Confidence among U.S. small businesses rose in February for a third month as more company leaders said they will invest in equipment and stockpiles.

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  JPMorgan Leads U.S. Banks Lending Least Deposits in 5 Years

  The biggest U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are lending the smallest portion of their deposits in five years as cash floods in from savers and a slow economy damps demand from borrowers.

• Dunkelberg Says Small Business Economy in Recession (Audio)

  William Dunkelberg, chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business, says small businesses in the U.S. are "not doing well at all." Dunkelberg talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt and Tom Keene on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

• Small-Business Confidence in U.S. Falls to 13-Month Low as Demand Slows

  Confidence among U.S. small businesses dropped to a 13-month low in August as fewer companies projected better economic conditions and improving sales, a private survey found.

• Small-Business Index in U.S. Fell to Five-Month Low in March

  Confidence among U.S. small companies fell to a five-month low in March, damped by a deteriorating outlook for sales, profits and the economy, a private survey found.

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• "The sub-par recovery is still well in place for the small business sector."

  - William Dunkelberg on May 14, 2013

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