US business owners share renewed optimism for Trump's economy, unfazed by tariffs and DOGE

FIRST ON FOX: America’s small business owners feel a 180-degree change stirring in the economy, and are overall optimistic about tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) budget-slashing efforts, according to a new survey.RedBalloon and PublicSquare’s first Freedom Economy Index (FEI) of 2025 – conducted between February 25 and March 7 – gathered sentiment from more than 50,000 owners across 34 states. It found that 68% of respondents anticipate e