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Elizabeth Trovall

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Elizabeth Trovall covers immigration and health care for Marketplace from Houston. Previously, she worked as The Houston Chronicle’s immigration reporter. Her coverage included the “Haitian Odyssey” series, which detailed the cross-continental journeys of Haitian migrants.

Elizabeth’s first journalism job was at Business News Americas in Santiago, Chile. A dedicated public radio nerd, she also worked and interned at NPR stations in Houston, Marfa and Austin, Texas, and Columbia, Missouri. Her reporting has earned recognition from the Headliners Foundation of Texas, Best of the West, NABJ, NASW and others. She was also a 2023 Livingston finalist.

Like any good Texan, Elizabeth is a fan of Selena, H-E-B and breakfast tacos.

Latest Stories (169)

When stocks get volatile, many pros hedge their bets with bonds

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 12, 2024
When stocks go up, bond prices typically go down, and vice versa. But that inverse relationship isn't a given.
When the stock market dips, bonds can be an option to protect portfolios' stability.
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Why does the Federal Reserve maintain its independence?

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 9, 2024
The insulation of the Central Bank from political headwinds helps the U.S. economy run.
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Mobile home parks shelter many who seek low costs, but they can't keep out risk 

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 6, 2024
Housing costs have jumped in Boulder, Colorado. Can the state and city protect low-income residents?
Miriam De Santiago helps her Spanish-speaking neighbors learn about their rights as tenants.
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Productivity growth beats forecasts in second quarter

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 1, 2024
Real wages also grew. To some extent, productivity growth offsets the inflationary effect of pay gains.
Because productivity grew alongside wages, economists aren't concerned about a wage-price spiral.
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Gold rush mines are a 21st century safety hazard. It may take Colorado decades to close them all. 

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 30, 2024
The American heyday of gold mining may be in the past, but thousands of abandoned mines remain a problem for governments to clean up.
Inside the Chicago Carr Mine in Colorado.
Courtesy Gilpin Historical Society
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One week, three central bank meetings

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 29, 2024
In meetings this week, central bankers will consider cutting interest rates in the U.S. and U.K., while rate hikes could be on the table in Japan.
While goods price inflation has fallen in the U.K., services prices remain very sticky.
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What is CrowdStrike?

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 19, 2024
The cybersecurity firm suddenly gained fame because a global tech outage was tied to its products. Here's what it does and what happened.
A technology glitch caused disruptions at airports and across many industries Friday.
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Inflation's way down, but consumers still flinch at high prices, Fed observes

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 18, 2024
Price-sensitive shoppers are buying fewer or lower-quality items and retailers are offering discounts, according to the Beige Book.
Many shoppers are looking for discounts these days.
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Small-business optimism climbs, but inflation agita persists

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 9, 2024
The mood among businesspeople is better than it has been this year, but they're still more pessimistic than the historical average.
High costs remain top of mind for many small-business owners, according to a survey from the NFIB
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Paramount hopes merger with Skydance will bolster its streaming operations

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 8, 2024
The challenge for streaming companies is not just getting subscribers, but also keeping them.
What can Skydance do to make Paramount a competitor in the age of heavyweight streaming services like Netflix?
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