Jonathan Basile

• June Jobs Up Less Than Expected

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  July 6, 2012

  80,000 jobs are added, with unemployment rate steady at 8.2%.

• Retail Sales Decline 0.2% in May

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  June 13, 2012

  Sales excluding autos down 0.4%, weakest reading in two years.

• ADP: 170,000 Workers Added in Jan.

  By Bob Willis, Bloomberg  |  February 1, 2012

  Lower-than-expected increase points to moderate job gains.

• Jobless Claims Higher Than Expected

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  January 12, 2012

  Latest reading suggests holiday hiring gave December jobs data a boost.

• Recession Red Flags Rising

  By Shobhana Chandra, Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  August 12, 2011

  NBER’s Martin Feldstein sees 50% chance of a renewed downturn.