Business Starts Index

Categories: Index Funds, Stocks, Econ

The Business Starts Index is a list of newly started businesses. It's tallied weekly, so if you ever really want to know how the business world is doing, you can check here.

It's compiled by Dun and Bradstreet. It includes business that are incorporated and unincorporated, and is used by economists to create financial forecasts and identify trends.

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