U.S. Business Leaders’ Optimism Remains Strong in Q3

Optimism for the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders remained strong in the third quarter, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

 

Optimism among U.S. business leaders reached a net balance of 69 percent in third quarter of 2014, U.S. business leaders’ optimism, declining only 5 percentage points from the second quarter, which marked the highest level since 2004. This also reflects a 17 percentage-point increase from the same three-month period one year ago.