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'The State of American Business is optimistic'
The benefits of free enterprise are the highlight of an optimistic State of American Business 2024 address from U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark.
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The commercial construction industry is showing record highs of optimism regarding revenues, profits and continued robust workloads.
This Coalition letter was sent to the U.S. Congress, calling for a reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s new Monthly Workforce Monitor is an analysis of the state of the U.S. job market and worker availability.
A number of recent business and consumer surveys are showing a lack of economic confidence caused by recent tariff actions against China.
Small businesses are experiencing record-high outlooks of their own business health and the general business environment.
Despite macroeconomic headwinds and trade worries, confidence remains high; Veteran small business owners report need for capital as biggest challenge. Data from the Q3 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index indicates that employers are experiencing high levels of confidence about the state of their local economies and their financial future. The index overall score increased yet again this quarter to 70.7, up two percentage points from Q2, marking the highest number since its inception. This indicates that nearly 71% of U.S. small business owners currently have a positive outlook on their companies’ financial future and business environment.
Amid all the talk of a possible recession, it’s important for everyone to remember this: Economic expansions do not die of natural causes.
U.S. Chamber CEO Tom Donohue penned an op-ed detailing the steps our nation's leaders must take to avoid a possible recession.
One regulatory glitch is locking up $40 billion that businesses could use for economic growth and job creation – here's how we fix it.
On August 14, the U.S. Chamber submitted the following comments to USTR on the Section 301 Investigation of France’s Digital Services Tax pursuant to Federal Register Notice (FRN) 2019-15081/Docket No. USTR-2019-0009, as published on July 16, 2019.
