Kimberly Adams

Correspondent

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Kimberly Adams is Marketplace’s senior Washington correspondent and the co-host of the Marketplace podcast, “Make Me Smart.” She regularly hosts other Marketplace programs, and reports from the nation’s capital on the way politics, technology, and economics show up in our everyday lives. Her reporting focuses on empowering listeners with the tools they need to more deeply engage with society and our democracy.

Adams is also the host and editor of APM’s "Call to Mind", a series of programs airing on public radio stations nationwide aimed at changing the national conversation about mental health.

Previously, Kimberly was a foreign correspondent based in Cairo, Egypt, reporting on the political, social, and economic upheaval following the Arab Spring for news organizations around the world. She has received awards for her work from the National Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Association for Women in Communication.

Latest Stories (859)

12/30/16: Relaxed financial restrictions in China

Dec 30, 2016
On the last business day of 2016, we'll look at why China announced it's opening its financial industry to foreign companies. Next, we'll explore the future of America's space strategy under a Trump administration and talk about some reported defects with the hot holiday toy Hatchimals.

How India is coping with its cash crisis

Dec 30, 2016
Today is the last day to deposit 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.
Customers lining up at a bank in India.
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What Trump's presidency could mean for U.S. strategies in space

Dec 30, 2016
There are concerns about how he could influence NASA's climate change research.
An artist's impression of the planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581. 
ESO via Getty Images

12/29/16: Lamenting laminators

Dec 29, 2016
In November, there was a decrease in exports and an increase in imports for the U.S. We'll dig into the Commerce Department's latest trade numbers. Next, we'll look at a nationwide deadline for states to comply with the Real ID Act. If states don't follow the measure's standards, their residents could have to show their passports to board a plane. And to wrap up, we'll explore the disappearance of laminators.

Why emerging markets in Africa matter to the U.S.

Dec 29, 2016
Economic development in Africa is important to U.S. security, says one expert.
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Unions tighten belts ahead of Trump administration

Dec 27, 2016
The Service Employees International Union is bracing for big changes.
Members of the Service Employees International Union call for an increased minimum wage.
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12/26/16: Trump vs. the New York attorney general

Dec 26, 2016
Trump's announcement that he's going to dissolve his charitable foundation; what the recycling market thinks about used wrapping paper; and a French bed and breakfast that offers halal meals and other amenities for Muslim guests.

Trump says he'll dissolve charitable foundation

Dec 26, 2016
But it's currently being investigated by the New York attorney general's office.
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Thousands see reduced Social Security checks because of unpaid student loans

Dec 21, 2016
The Department of Education reclaimed about $171 million from these checks.
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More companies join shift away from on-call scheduling

Dec 20, 2016
New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is set to announce Tuesday that several shopping mall staples are joining the move away from what’s called “on-call scheduling,” which requires hourly employees to be on standby just in case they have to work. That can throw off planning for child care and finances for workers, who don’t […]
Aeropostale is one company that has plans to move away from "on-call" scheduling.
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