1 hour ago · United States
Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveys There are 34m small businesses in the United States. They employ approximately half of the country’s workers and generate about half of the country’s GDP.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian Business
Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian