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US retail sales rose at a slower pace in April with the value of retail purchases increasing 0.5% last month after a revised 1.6% gain in March. Excluding gas stations, sales rose 0.3%. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee says he is less optimistic about disinflation progress and adds that there needs to be more clarity on where inflation is headed. He speaks with Mike McKee on Bloomberg Television.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund at BlackRock, reacts to the April US jobs report as he sees a trade-off in the data between a strong headline number and weakness in income.(Corrects title of guest.)

Rick Rieder, BlackRock's CIO of global fixed income, says US equities are not in a bubble because of capital expenditures and earnings growth on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

US employers added 115,000 jobs in April, marking the first back-to-back advance in nearly a year, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. Bloomberg's Michael McKee has our first read on the report.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the Systemic Multi-Strategy Fund at BlackRock, reacts to the April US jobs report as he sees a trade-off in the data between a strong headline number and weakness in income.

Applications for US unemployment benefits rebounded slightly, rising by 10,000 to 200,000 in the week ended May 2. Continuing claims fell to 1.77 million in the previous week, a new two-year low. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem says there is a lot of uncertainty over the future path for the economy and monetary policy during remarks at an event in Fairhope, Alabama, organized by the Mississippi Bankers Association.

US job openings were little changed in March, with available positions falling slightly to 6.87 million from a revised 6.92 million in February. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

US economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by solid business and consumer demand, as inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased an annualized 2% at the start of the year. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.