Samantha Fields
Senior Reporter
SHORT BIO
Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace.
She’s particularly interested in how the economy affects people’s everyday lives, and a lot of her coverage focuses on economic inequality, housing and climate change.
She’s also reported and produced for WCAI and The GroundTruth Project, the “NPR Politics Podcast,” NPR’s midday show, “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio and Maine Public Radio. She got her start in journalism as a reporter for a community paper, The Wellesley Townsman, and her start in radio as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Latest Stories (574)
Why are mortgage rates going up again?
Oct 9, 2024
It's all about expectations. Mortgage rates fell in anticipation of the Fed cutting interest rates. But then came the strong September jobs report.
Long-term care is too expensive for most people
Oct 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing Medicare take on these costs, as most Americans rely instead on unpaid care from family.
It's really time to start repaying your student loans ... again
Sep 30, 2024
Today marks the end of the one-year grace period the Biden administration tacked on to the federal government's pandemic pause of student loan repayment.
Mortgage rates are falling. Will it offer buyers any relief?
Sep 25, 2024
It all depends on what happens with home prices.
Strong local economies help power home price increases in NYC, Las Vegas
Sep 24, 2024
Prices in New York and Las Vegas both grew more than 8% last month, according to the Case-Shiller Index.
Demand for smartphones is down, even with the lure of new technology
Sep 19, 2024
Early pre-order and shipment data indicates demand is not that strong for the iPhone 16. Smartphone sales overall have fallen in the U.S.
Despite all the recent growth, e-commerce still has room to expand
Sep 17, 2024
About 20% of retail sales are online these days.
Growth in holiday spending to ease this year, Deloitte predicts
Sep 16, 2024
Spending jumped 15% in 2021 and more than 7% in 2022, but analysts expect "normal" growth of 2.3% to 3.3% for the season in 2024.
Many people don't realize their home insurance doesn't cover flooding
Sep 13, 2024
As Hurricane Francine made landfall, 14 million people were under flood watches. But only 6% of American homeowners are insured against flooding.
Gender wage gap widens for the first time in two decades
Sep 12, 2024
Men who work full-time year-round saw their wages rise by 3%, while women who work full-time year-round only saw their wages go up 1.5%.