The ABC News/Money magazine weekly consumer confidence reading issued Tuesday fell to a four-month low, and a measure put out by Investor's Business Daily sank to a five-month low.
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On Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Business said its closely watched index of small-business confidence fell to a six-month low in February. The group's index measuring small-business hiring plans also fell -- bad news, since small businesses create from half to three quarters of the nation's new jobs, according to various measures.
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TEC International Inc., a private CEO development firm, said its index of the confidence of chief executive officers of small- to mid-sized companies slipped in the first quarter, due mainly to a sharp drop in its index of expectations for the next 12 months.
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