The Startups Economy Is Finally Stabilizing

An index tracking the health of U.S. startups rose for the first time since 2015 this week.
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After a prolonged retrenchment, startups in the U.S. are finally seeing better days.

The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer rose 0.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the first year-over-year increase since the end of 2015. Bigger funding totals and more exits buoyed the index.