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The small business optimism index compiled by the National Federation of Independent Business has fluctuated modestly since March but remains about where it stood in February 2011. The first critical reading about how confident businesses felt last month across the economy arrives Friday when the Labor Department releases its jobs report. Economists expect small business owners to put off aggressive action until after the presidential and congressional elections in November.
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