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Adam Allington

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Adam Allington is a former reporter covering economics and policy in the Washington D.C. bureau.

In addition to his work with Marketplace, Adam also worked for the Associated Press, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, and St. Louis Public Radio. He was a 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

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America is graying — but that’s not such a bad thing.

by Adam Allington
Sep 19, 2016
The number of seniors is growing — but that doesn't mean the economy is going to sink.
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Should ad agencies have their pay linked to performance?

by Adam Allington
Sep 16, 2016
McDonald's new ad agency will be paid according to how much business increases.
McDonald's new deal with Omnicon will include some aspect of pay-for-performance.
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Uber and Lyft battle to attract new drivers

by Adam Allington
Sep 14, 2016
Signup bonuses and retention deals are part of the new rideshare package.
Uber has been trying to boost their profitability by cutting rates for drivers over the past three years, while also offering incentives to bring new people in on the front end.
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Prestige credit cards are a big hit with millennials

by Adam Allington
Sep 14, 2016
Millennials are going crazy for Chase's Sapphire Reserve credit card.
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card joins the company's line of premier rewards cards.
Courtesy Chase via Business Wire
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Rams' move back to LA is all about location

by Adam Allington
Sep 12, 2016
In leaving St. Louis for Southern California, the team has doubled its valuation.
Rohan Gaines of the Los Angeles Rams carries the ball during a game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 1 in Minneapolis.
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Why Trump's taxable income could be close to zero

by Adam Allington
Sep 9, 2016
The presidential candidate says he'll release returns after an audit. Opponents claim he's hiding something.
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump announces his tax plan during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York on September 28, 2015.   
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Lego sales flatten out, but everything is still awesome

by Adam Allington
Sep 7, 2016
The brickmaker puts the brakes on growth after global demand outstrips supply.
Toys are a fickle industry — here today, gone tomorrow, but Lego seems to have cracked the code.
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Back to school in August? Tourism businesses not happy

by Adam Allington
Sep 5, 2016
In some states, a pre-Labor Day school start is banned; but schools are pushing back.
Scheduling the first day of school can be tricky.
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Apple to bring profits back: what's the tax bill?

by Adam Allington
Sep 1, 2016
The corporate tax rate is 35 percent - but some doubt Apple will pay that.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks as she gives a press conference to order Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, in Brussels on August 30, 2016. The European Union on August 30, 2016, ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.   
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Homeland Security rethinking private detention centers

by Adam Allington
Aug 31, 2016
Homeland Security is evaluating the use of contractors for immigrant detention centers.
A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from a "segregation cell" back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility.
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