SHORT BIO
Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America.
Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics.
His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
Latest Stories (645)
The future of TV involves less ad money
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Jeff Tyler
Nov 6, 2013
Broadcast networks like CBS have found a new source of revenue in fees charged to cable companies, though consumers ultimately pick-up the added costs.
Blackberry is saved. No, it's dead. No, it's ...
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Jeff Tyler
Nov 4, 2013
The tentative takeover offer from BlackBerry’s largest shareholder for the company has collapsed.
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar plans new media company
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Jeff Tyler
Oct 17, 2013
The founder of eBay gets into the news business, even recruiting Glenn Greenwald, who brings with him a trove of unpublished security documents from Edward Snowden.
Sanctions continue to hit Iranians in the pocketbook
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Jeff Tyler
Oct 15, 2013
As Iran prepares for nuclear talks in Geneva, the current international sanctions still impact everyday life in Iran.
Mexicans guard oil wealth jealously
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Jeff Tyler
Oct 14, 2013
International experts view Mexico's oil industry as inefficient and in need of help.
Mexican oil town not afraid of gringo invasion
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Jeff Tyler
Oct 14, 2013
Mexico's president has proposed shaking-up the state-run oil industry and allowing direct foreign investment. The idea is unpopular in much of Mexico, but it's a different story in the oil town of Ciudad del Carmen.
Lean times bring slim pickings for diet food companies
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Jeff Tyler
Oct 10, 2013
Reports that Swiss food giant Nestle may be looking to sell off weight-loss company Jenny Craig have some pondering the future of diet food companies as online weight-loss apps proliferate and people balk at spending on specialty diet menus.
Kickstarter for your start-up: Finding accredited investors
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Jeff Tyler
Sep 23, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission changes its rules around crowdsourcing start-up companies.
Port wars heat up as East Coast raises the bar
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Jeff Tyler
Sep 16, 2013
East Coast ports are upgrading their infrastructure to accommodate increased freight expected after the 2015 expansion of the Panama Canal. West Coast ports have to ship up in order to compete.
Jordan hosts Syrian refugees but feels the strain
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Jeff Tyler
Sep 12, 2013
Millions of Syrian refugees have fled into Jordan and the economic strain may be proving to be too much for the host country.