Small business owners, fretting over inflation, set to hike prices

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, FRETTING OVER INFLATION, SET TO HIKE PRICESThe mood among small business owners in the U.S. ticked a bit lower in September, logging the sixth monthly decline this year, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB’s Optimism index (USOPIN=ECI) fo…