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Heidi Moore

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Heidi N. Moore is The Guardian's U.S. finance and economics editor. She was formerly the New York bureau chief and Wall Street correspondent for Marketplace.

Prior to joining Marketplace, Moore was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, where she was the lead writer for the paper’s award-winning Deal Journal online and daily newspaper column during the height (and depths) of the world financial crisis. In addition, she wrote an analysis of banks and mergers and broke news of SEC investigations, big acquisitions, and Barclays Capital buying most of Lehman Brothers out of bankruptcy.  Before that, she was U.S. Bureau Chief for London-based, Dow Jones-owned weekly newspaper and daily website, Financial News. For six years, she was a senior writer covering Wall Street banks and power brokers for The Deal magazine.

Moore’s articles on Wall Street banks and finance have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Financial Times and Slate.

Moore is a graduate of Columbia University and a native New Yorker. In her free time, Moore enjoys running and traveling.

Latest Stories (229)

Obama proposes lower corporate tax rates

Feb 22, 2012
Obama’s plan would cut the top corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent but close many loopholes that let companies pay far less today.

Is our economic rebound for real?

Feb 17, 2012
Economic data indicate our economy is warming up. But how might Europe's problems affect America's recovery?

As Houston’s song plays, Dolly Parton benefits

Feb 17, 2012
Whitney Houston's music has been all over radio and TV following her death. But her estate only profits when someone actually goes to iTunes or Amazon or a record store and physically buys her albums.

Payroll tax cut, benefit extension a type of stimulus

Feb 15, 2012
A tentative deal has been reached to extend the payroll tax cut, as well as some unemployment benefits and Medicare payments. As the economy stays sluggish, we're in an era of seemingly endless government stimulus.

Extended payroll tax cut serves as 'stealth stimulus'

Feb 15, 2012
Congressional negotiators have agreed to a deal that would extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the year, which means more money will go into more people's pockets and perhaps, they will go out and spend it.

Volcker Rule aims for fewer risks in the market

Feb 14, 2012
There's renewed debate today about the so-called "Volcker Rule." It's part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform passed two years ago. Basically, the Volcker Rule says banks should take fewer risks in the market.

Key financial reform gets push back

Feb 14, 2012
The Volcker Rule aims to prevent banks from betting their own money. Banks and foreign governments say could hurt markets more than it helps.

Why Greece has to make its payments

Feb 13, 2012
Why is it so important for Greece to get its bailout money by March 20th?

Reconnecting with the music of Whitney Houston

Feb 13, 2012
Whitney Houston's crystal-clear voice is everywhere today -- belting, beautifully, "I Will Always Love You". It's songs like that that'll no doubt start topping the sales charts once again.

Who Loves Ya, Baby? The Federal Reserve

Feb 10, 2012
The #Fedvalentines meme, started by economist Justin Wolfers, injected some fun into an otherwise leaden week.