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Erika Beras is a former reporter at Marketplace. She has covered wealth & poverty, aging and other beats for Marketplace's programs.
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The cost of being a working mother? $18,000 a year, study says
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Erika Beras
May 10, 2019
The pay gap is even greater for women of color.
Walmart wants your pets to be customers
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Erika Beras
May 7, 2019
The retailer probably already has your business.
Condom sales lag as millennials have less sex
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Erika Beras
May 3, 2019
The country’s biggest brands — Trojan, Durex and Lifestyles — have taken most of the hit.
U.S. sanctions will be a challenge for Cuba’s economy
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Erika Beras
May 1, 2019
Provisions of a 1996 U.S. law cracking down on Cuba will be fully implemented on Thursday.
Are public-private partnerships the answer to our crumbling infrastructure?
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Erika Beras
Apr 30, 2019
Democratic leaders with meet with President Trump Tuesday to discuss a comprehensive infrastructure package
Neiman Marcus moves into the secondhand market
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Erika Beras
Apr 17, 2019
The Fashionphile investment follows a boom in the used goods market.
Tax refunds are increasingly spent on medical care
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Erika Beras
Apr 16, 2019
Out-of-pocket spending jumps after refunds are received.
Can Netflix keep its subscribers?
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Erika Beras
Apr 15, 2019
Are subscribers willing to pay more for Netflix?
For the bra industry, a new fit
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Erika Beras
Apr 12, 2019
A look at the companies disrupting the $7.2 billion bra business.
For sale: A brand that pioneered cosmetics for women of color
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Erika Beras
Apr 11, 2019
The company that launched Ebony and Jet magazines — Johnson Publishing Company of Chicago — has filed for bankruptcy. Johnson sold off its magazines in 2016, but held on to Fashion Fair, its cosmetics brand. When the brand hit the market in 1973, the department store counters that sold it were among the few places where […]