Tracey Samuelson

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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.

Latest Stories (475)

Why Uber keeps courting private investors

Jun 2, 2016
Saudis pump $3.5 billion into the ride-sharing service.
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Why the global economy is stuck in a 'low-growth trap'

Jun 1, 2016
And what policymakers should do about it.

Trump reignites a long-standing debate on trade

May 27, 2016
There are lots of reasons to care if there's a trade war.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts on May 2, 2016 in Carmel, Indiana.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

How refugees are resettled in the U.S.

May 25, 2016
Thousands of refugees have relocated to the United States. Where are they ending up?
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and guests attend as Syrian refugees and community leaders join together for a welcome Thanksgiving dinner hosted by MoveOn.org on Nov. 20 in Evanston, Illinois. 
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MoveOn.org

A record year for Broadway shows

May 24, 2016
The Great White Way could be making a comeback and it's not just because of "Hamilton."
Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrates receiving GRAMMY award during 'Hamilton' at Richard Rodgers Theater on February 15, 2016 in New York City.
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European Union finance ministers focus their attention on Greece bailout

May 23, 2016
Greece has a fresh round of austerity measures, but there's still disagreement over its debt relief.

The TPP's economic impact

May 19, 2016
The numbers are big. But also small. We explain.
Thousands of truck-sized 30-ton shipping containers are stacked aboard the Hanjin Oslo freighter in the Port of Los Angeles in 2002.
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Why did inflation increase in April?

May 17, 2016
The latest Consumer Price Index shows the largest monthly increase in more than three years.
 Clothes are displayed at a Manhattan store on May 17, 2016 in New York, New York. Consumer prices are up, according to the consumer price index.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Could Rousseff's impeachment help Brazil's economy?

May 11, 2016
Business may respond more favorably to President Dilma Rousseff's successor.
Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waves as she enters to speak at a women's rights conference on May 10, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil.
Mario Tama/Getty Images

'Second skin' may end up fixing more than wrinkles

May 10, 2016
Its inventors think it could take on wrinkles and deliver drugs.
A silicone-based polymer applied to the skin can help with treatments for a number of medical conditions. 
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