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Trump's tariffs sap small business optimism
Summary
Nutrition label
75% Informative
The National Federation of Independent Businesses released its April survey of over 1,000 small business owners in the U.S. The report found that business optimism declined by 1.6 points to 95.8 .
Seasonally adjusted job openings fell below 34 percent (lowest since January 2021 ) Only 18 percent of firms said they were planning capital outlays in the next six months .
VR Score
84
Informative language
87
Neutral language
50
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
64
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
4
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/14/trump-tariffs-china-trade/https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_eb8ec883-9af2-440a-963f-20a2dbdc03f6.htmlhttps://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NFIB-SBET-Report-April-2025.pdfhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2025/trump-tariffs-enacted-effect-threatened/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11
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