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Tony Wagner

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Brexit

Traveling after Brexit means more than just a cheap UK vacation

by Tony Wagner
Jul 15, 2016
The post-Brexit vote exchange rate can be very lucrative for American travelers.
A terminal at Heathrow Airport in London.
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Line debuts about 30 percent higher than initial price

by Tony Wagner
Jul 14, 2016
The largest IPO of the year has just launched.
This photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows a customer entering the Line Friends shop in Tokyo's Harajuku district. Japan-based messaging app Line kicks off a dual New York-Tokyo stock listing later on July 14, 2016 after one of the year's biggest initial public offerings. The company, looking to expand on booming popularity among smartphone users in Asia, priced its shares at a top-of-the-range 3,300 yen (32 USD), suggesting strong demand for the sale. 
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Brands would like you to know they are also into "Pokemon Go"

by Tony Wagner
Jul 13, 2016
We've rounded up some of the best and worst examples of social media branding attempts.
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What do marketers think millennials want?

by Tony Wagner
Jul 2, 2016
It's a rootin', tootin', panderin' roundup.
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Banks celebrate good stress tests with stock buybacks

by Tony Wagner
Jun 30, 2016
Thirty-one banks passed, and their shareholders are getting paid.
Tourists take photos in front of Morgan Stanley headquarters June 9, 2009 in New York City. 
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How many people actually attach their cheap Ikea furniture to the wall?

by Tony Wagner
Jun 29, 2016
Ikea's recall of tens of millions of dressers got us wondering.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Elliot Kaye and CPSC employees watch as a falls under an Ikea dresser during a live demonstration at in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Ikea is recalling its hugely popular Malm line of dressers after several children were crushed to death when they tipped over. 
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Brexit

Here's what financial advisers are saying about Brexit

by Mark Garrison and Tony Wagner
Jun 27, 2016
In short, keep calm and carry on.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 27, 2016 in New York City. Markets around the globe continue to react negatively to the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union. 
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Burger King Mac 'n Cheetos are a thing

by Tony Wagner
Jun 22, 2016
The cheesy arms race has only begun.
Burger King's new Mac 'n Cheetos.
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More than half of 2015 grads are working

by Tony Wagner
Jun 8, 2016
What kind of work? That's another question entirely.
A student at Rutgers University shows her cap as she arrives to attend the 250th anniversary commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 
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Spotify recruits Troy Carter to the streaming wars

by Tony Wagner
Jun 7, 2016
The big-name manager and Spotify investor will work directly with artists and labels to try and keep up with Apple Music and Tidal.
Troy Carter speaks onstage at an event on May 3, 2016 in Los Angeles.
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