Intelligence Hub Update: Main Street’s 99.8 Signal, Hiring and Investment Plans Rise as Cash Flow Tightens
Observer’s Edge: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index reached 99.8 in July 2026, above its 52-year average of 98.0 and the highest reading since August 2025. The signal is clear. Main Street is still moving. More owners are planning to hire. More are preparing to...
Rays of the Dawn, Chapter 16: Greed, The Cost of Wanting More Than We Need
Earlier in this three-part series Part 1: Vanity, When the Need for Approval Takes Control Dr. Thurman Fleet’s warning about greed In Chapter Sixteen of Rays of the Dawn, Dr. Thurman Fleet defines greed as “an inordinate desire” for power, wealth, luxury, honor,...
Intelligence Hub Update: Main Street America Is Still Moving, Where Equipment and Working Capital Keep Business Growth on Track
Intelligence Hub Update, August 2026: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index held at 66.5 in Q2 2026, while more owners expect higher sales than lower sales over the next year. At the same time, only 16% said they felt very comfortable with cash flow, and...
Intelligence Hub Update: Main Street’s 66.5 Readout, Investment Plans Rise as Cash Flow Tightens
August 10, 2026 | Intelligence Hub Update The latest broad Main Street signal is 66.5. That is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index reading for Q2 2026, a level that shows operating confidence is still intact even while cash flow remains tight and...
Vanity, When the Need for Approval Takes Control. From Rays of the Dawn, Chapter 10, Part 1 of 3
Chapter Ten of Dr. Thurman Fleet’s Rays of the Dawn begins with a severe diagnosis: vanity is not merely concern with appearance. It is a mental condition that can gradually place recognition above reality, responsibility, and usefulness. Fleet defines vanity as “an...