 Small business owners say they're becoming more optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy. The MetLife U.S. Chamber of Commerce Index says it hit its highest mark since 2020, jumping from 62.3 last quarter to 69.5. Seventy-three percent of the respondents say they expect their revenue to increase in the next year. That's the highest since the survey started in 2017. Forty-six percent say they expect to see investment up next year as well.