Sentiment in Germany's retail sector showed the strongest improvement, but all sectors surveyed by Ifo, the institute that conducts the business poll, were more optimistic.
Because the business poll covers so many more jobs -- tens of millions versus 100,000 -- most analysts consider it more reliable, Mr. Nardone said, even if they cannot explain the gap.
A business poll by the Bank of Mexico shows that three-quarters of the sample did not use bank loans in the first quarter of this year, with most blaming the banks' unwillingness to lend.The banks under foreign control have been concentrating on "efficiency", cutting 8,000 jobs in 2001.
The eight candidates chosen for the main debate by Fox Business' polling criteria were billionaire businessman Donald Trump, who ranked first, followed by retired physician Ben Carson, Florida senator Marco Rubio, Texas senator Ted Cruz, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former business executive Carly Fiorina, Ohio governor John Kasich and Kentucky senator Rand Paul.
According to the most recent Fox Business poll of Wisconsin voters, Sanders leads Clinton by almost 50 points among voters 45 years old and younger.
Third, the business poll found overwhelming support for set limits on the amounts that individuals and organizations can contribute to elections.
The survey, commissioned by Vote Leave, also showed that a third of businesses polled believe that the EU hinders businesses.
About 35% of the 500 businesses polled said their wage bill had increased as a result of the wage.
[C9.] Small Business Bets on Technology Some 81percentt of businesses polled plan to increase their technology spending 20percentt in the next two years.
The Kent chamber of commerce survey found that more than 40% of 300 businesses polled backed the proposal to build in the estuary rather than expand other airports.
