SURVEY: ECONOMISTS’ OUTLOOK FOR 2018 IS SUNNY

America’s business economists are sketching a bright picture for the coming months, with a survey finding that more of their companies foresee rising sales and expect to continue hiring and raising pay. At the same time, nearly two-thirds of respondents in the latest survey by the National Association for Business Economics say President Trump’s tax cuts, which were promoted as likely to spur hiring and investment, haven’t affected their plans.