SHORT BIO
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.
Latest Stories (451)
Minnesota yet to feel full impact of government shutdown
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Jeff Horwich
Jul 12, 2011
Minnesota's government shutdown is now the longest state shutdown in at least a decade and there's no end in sight. Most Minnesotans aren't greatly affected by the shutdown -- yet. What will be the tipping point?
U.S. posts anemic job growth in June
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Jeff Horwich
Jul 8, 2011
The U.S. economy generated just 18,000 jobs last month, raising questions about the post-recession recovery. What's holding back employers?
Where the jobs are: car towns
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Jeff Horwich
Jul 8, 2011
Auto makers both domestic and foreign are hiring in the U.S. as they expand production of small, high-mileage cars.
South Korea to host Winter Olympics
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Jeff Horwich
Jul 6, 2011
Host cities hope the games will boost their reputation, if not economies, but there are risks.
Not so rare earths
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Jeff Horwich
Jul 5, 2011
There may be a treasure trove of rare earth metals on the ocean floor. Only question: who owns them and how to get them up.
Minnesota debates shutting down
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Jeff Horwich
Jun 27, 2011
With Republican legislators and a Democratic governor at impasse, Minnesota could be without a budget on Friday -- dependent on a judge to continue operating.
Best Buy gets smaller
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Jeff Horwich
Jun 23, 2011
The big-box retailer shrinks its box size to grow profits.
Some high-tech cars frustrate consumers
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Jeff Horwich
Jun 23, 2011
Car technologies that are designed to woo customers may actually turn out to annoy them.
Federal Reserve ends its stimulus
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Jeff Horwich
Jun 22, 2011
Whether quantitative easing helped the U.S. economy -- or how much -- is still debated.
What's an ugly photo worth?
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Jeff Horwich
Jun 21, 2011
Graphic photos on cigarette packs are one more tool in campaign to lower smoking rate.