“The Grant Thornton Business Optimism Index is a confidence measure of U.S. business leaders. The Index is a composite score for three questions:

• U.S. economy: Do you feel the U.S. economy will improve/remain the same/get worse in the next six months?
• Business growth: How optimistic are you about the growth of your own business over the next six months – very/somewhat
• Employment: Do you expect the number of people you employ will increase/remain the same/decrease in the next six months?”
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