Bruce Kasman

• U.S. Payrolls Rise 165,000 in April

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Stronger-than-expected jobs report includes four-year low on jobless rate.

• U.S. Business Hiring Calms Concern on Fiscal Cliff

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  October 8, 2012

  Companies added an average 121,000 workers a month in Q3, up from 88,000 in Q2.

• Surveys Offer Differing Views on U.S. Job Gains

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  October 5, 2012

  Drop in September unemployment rate looks healthier than 114,000 increase in payrolls.

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  Monti Calls for More Crisis-Fighting Urgency in ECB Standoff

  By Gregory Viscusi and Rainer Buergin  |  August 6, 2012

  Italy’s PM warned of a potential breakup of Europe without greater urgency in efforts to lower government borrowing costs.