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Jeff Horwich is the interim host of Marketplace Morning Report and a sometime-Marketplace reporter. He is the former host of "In The Loop" from Minnesota Public Radio and a former business and economics correspondent for MPR. He is a graduate of Duke University and has a Master's in applied economics from the University of Minnesota.
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Geeks looooove Valentines Day
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 10, 2012
I can't help but notice that Valentines Day seems especially huge in the... let's say, "tech" community.
Microsoft developer builds robot to keep his dog company during the day
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 10, 2012
Rover, meet R2
Who needs a QR code when your phone can just recognize whatever you point it at?
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 10, 2012
Do you believe in magic?
We know you probably don't care, but IT'S COMING!!! (Windows 8. Excited yet?)
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
The company has just set a firm date for unveiling the next big iteration.
Concerned consumers call for "ethical iPhones" (though if that's not possible, just "iPhones" will probably do)
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
Consumer groups plan to deliver petitions to Apple Stores around the globe, calling for Apple to "overhaul the way its suppliers treat their workers."
It was only a matter of time before your car and your insurance company started talking.
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
It's like driving with Santa. He knows when you've been bad or good, so...
Sony: Downgraded, down-hearted... but also down with Dick Tracy.
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Jeff Horwich
Feb 9, 2012
The long-time king of consumer electronics is listing like the Costa Concordia. The foreign CEO who was supposed to right the ship is gone; today, S&P downgrades its debt into the BBB’s. Ouchy. The company known for innovation and quality (how long ago it seems, but they won the Blu-ray, HD-DVD war, remember?) has found […]
The end of phosphorus
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Jeff Horwich
Sep 12, 2011
A key ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus is becoming more rare, more expensive -- which is stimulating some innovative ways to find more.
Security costs skyrocketed in private sector after 9/11
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Jeff Horwich
Sep 7, 2011
It's estimated that U.S. private businesses have spent at least an extra $10 billion a year on security since 9/11, for even the least expected sort of threats.
We want our AAA back! Or do we?
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Jeff Horwich
Aug 19, 2011
The United States can win back its AAA rating for government debt, if it's willing to compromise and sacrifice. But it's a matter of pride more than necessity