Sixteen of the twenty nations at the bottom of the Doing Business index are African.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday is light and includes the ISM New York business index.
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Brazil ranks 127 out of 183 countries in the ranking Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, and the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook retail sales reports.
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Fresh economic data out Thursday saw the Philadelphia Fed business index come in stronger than expected, which continues a trend of better-than-expected U.S. economic data.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Johnson Redbook and Goldman Sachs retail sales reports, the NFIB small business index, and monthly wholesale trade.
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Economic activity among manufacturers in the central-Atlantic region contracted in June after months of slowing expansion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's manufacturing general-business index.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook retail sales reports, the NFIB small business index, and consumer installment credit.
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The closely watched Philadelphia Fed Business Index surged up from minus 10.7 in November all the way up to plus 8.1 in December, with big increases in both new orders and shipments.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, import and export prices, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the monthly Treasury budget statement.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, international trade report, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the release of the latest FOMC minutes.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the producer price index, retail sales, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and manufacturing and trade inventories and sales.
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The figure below shows the overall Intuit Small Business Index along with the figures for two census division regions: Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) and West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas).
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The Intuit (INTU) Small Business Employment Index reports that small business employment declined in September.
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BDO's output index also fell in June, while the wider business optimism index - which includes other sectors as well as manufacturing - also dipped.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, new residential sales and the Richmond Fed business activity index.
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The Ifo business confidence index dropped to 106.7 in March from 107.4 in February.
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The general business conditions index fell four points to -7.7, its third consecutive negative reading.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC Service Sector Business Activity Index fell to 51.4 in March from 54.2 in February.
Moreover, the employment component of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index recovered to a five month high in May.
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On the economic front, the National Federation of Independent Business said its small-business optimism index for February rose and topped expectations.
The National Federation of Independent Business said its small-business optimism index for March fell from a month earlier, matching economists' expectations.
The National Federation of Independent Business's small-business optimism index dropped 0.2 point to 91.2 last month following a steep 3-point drop in June.
Retail sales have been rising, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has been rising, consumer confidence indexes have been rising, and inflation remains under control.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that manufacturing barely expanded in the region this month, as the business conditions index declined by more than expected.
In Germany the Ifo Business Climate Index, compiled by a research institute at the University of Munich, dropped to 111.1 from 111.3, according to a news release Friday.
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