Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Mikael Wood felt that with "Pretty Hurts," Beyoncé created "razzle-dazzle pop out of small-scale sentiments that might've seemed on paper like fodder for hushed ballads".
The Owner Managed Business Barometer, a quarterly index of small business sentiment published by Bank of Cyprus, suggests small businesses' appetite for taking on additional debt is falling.
Sage's Small Business Sentiment (PDF) survey finds that the cost of business, high taxes and excessive regulations could hinder growth in 2012.
The slowdown in spending, labor, housing, manufacturing, confidence, small business sentiment and exports are signs of a slower pace in the global economy.
One thing that makes him skeptical of a sustained advance is his ROBO (retail-only buy-to-open) put-call ratio, a gauge of small investor sentiment, and one that's reliably contrarian.
Every single time there is a violent incident on U.S. soil, no matter how big or small, the sentiment is the same.
The survey, which was conducted from June 21 to July 8, probably does not reflect how small business sentiment may have changed since the Obama administration delayed implementation of the employer mandate by one year.
Outlook: Nothing Magical A popular small-business sentiment index continues to register low readings, and a Staples study finds that many small-business owners are feeling overworked.
Japanese small-business sentiment continues to weaken.
It was a description that prompted John McCain, the Republican candidate, to label Mr. Obama an "elitist," and Mrs. Clinton to portray him as out of touch with small-town sentiment.
