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U.S. small business optimism, and uncertainty, ramped up in July, key report shows

The U.S. small business optimism index rose by more than two points from June to July, but so did the uncertainty index, according to new data from the National Federation of Independent Business. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more. (Sponsored by AT&T)

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