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  "title": "Inflation, weaker sales erode small business optimism: NFIB survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/inflation-weaker-sales-erode-small-business-optimism-nfib-survey",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-09-08T19:48:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cfodive.com/news/inflation-weaker-sales-erode-small-business-optimism-nfib-survey-jobs-employment-fed/829833/"
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  "summary": "The U.S.-Iran war “has escalated the cost of energy, which raises the price of almost everything,” the National Federation of Independent Business said.",
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