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Tracey Samuelson

SHORT BIO

Tracey Samuelson is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

What was your first job?

Working in a bread store at the peak of the anti-carb movement.

What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?

Cramming all the interesting information I find reporting into a few minutes.

In your next life, what would your career be?

ER doctor.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Lots of stuff from Amazon.

What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?

That time I went to Hawaii ... on assignment.

Episodes by Tracey (14)

Marketplace Morning Report

Are you being crushed by student loan debt? Come on down!

Oct 11, 2019
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Who are the victims of economic abuse?

Oct 11, 2019
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Marketplace Tech

Does encryption help with privacy, or does it violate public safety?

Oct 9, 2019
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The street cred of stealing an "Old Town Road" sign

Sep 11, 2019
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Reaching out to women to curb gun violence

Sep 11, 2019
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Marketplace Tech

What happens if the trade war hits the tech industry?

Jun 21, 2019
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Forced tech transfers happen. But how do they actually work?

Jun 20, 2019
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Facebook's crypto dream

Jun 19, 2019
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The company town dealing with the Boeing fallout

Apr 5, 2019
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The cost of the crawl at the border

Apr 5, 2019
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Latest Stories (475)

Germany is in negative territory

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 13, 2016
For the first time, a Eurozone country issues negative-yield bonds. Who buys them?
Germany's 10-year treasury bond yield dipped below zero yesterday. 
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Got a raise? Thank the tightening labor market

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 12, 2016
JP Morgan Chase and Starbucks have announced wage raises to help retain employees
JP Morgan Chase announced raises for its employees today. 
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Economic Anxiety Index®

How trade and technology changed the textile industry

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 11, 2016
Many jobs were lost. But manufacturers have reinvented themselves to compete.
A patterned Sunbrella cloth in production.
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Brexit

After Brexit, UK gives banks a break

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 5, 2016
The Bank of England brought some much needed relief
Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, reacts during the Bank of England Financial Stability Report press conference, at the central bank in central London on July 5, 2016. The Bank of England on Tuesday relaxed commercial banks' capital requirements to boost lending to businesses and households.
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Trump draws criticism from usual GOP backer

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 1, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce traditionally supports the Republican candidate for president.
 Donald Trump speaks to guests during a policy speech during a campaign stop at Alumisource on Tuesday in Monessen, Pennsylvania.
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Brexit

Brexit: global catastrophe or regional difficulty?

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 29, 2016
The negative reaction to the UK's decision to leave the EU may have been excessive.
Protesters gather to demonstrate against the EU referendum result in Trafalgar Square on June 28, 2016 in London, England. Up to 50,000 people were expected before the event was cancelled due to safety concerns. Early evening up to 300 people have still converged on the square to vent their anti-Brexit feelings. 
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Brexit

After Brexit, some investors seek safe havens

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 27, 2016
But most remain on the sidelines, sitting out the turmoil in the markets
The Canary Wharf finance district of London, encompassing the offices of HSBC, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Barclays, and other global banking corporations, is pictured from Greenwich park in south-east London on June 26, 2016. 
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Last Ditch Effort: The Panama Canal and Peak Trade

Digital trade is booming

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 27, 2016
The flow of data across borders contributes more to global GDP than trade in physical goods.
Cross-border bandwidth is 45 times larger than in 2005, according to McKinsey & Company.
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Brexit

Brexit complicates global trade picture

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 24, 2016
The timeline for renegotiating Britain's access to markets will be long and complex.
A trader sits at his desk under the day's performance board that shows a dive in the value of the DAX index of companies at the Frankfurt Stock exchange the day after a majority of the British public voted for leaving the European Union.  
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How effective is a tax on soda?

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 9, 2016
Philadelphia is set to become the first major city to introduce a soda tax.
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