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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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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)

New IRS hires will boost enforcement

by Tracey Samuelson
May 5, 2016
The agency is losing up to $5 billion a year in uncollected taxes, the commissioner says.
The IRS has been down 15,000 employees since 2010.
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How the AP calls political races

by Tracey Samuelson
May 4, 2016
Media use public data to determine electoral outcomes faster than the government can.
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Why SWIFT is a tempting target for hackers

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 27, 2016
A little-known piece of the global banking system strengthens its security.
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There's a reason trade is a divisive election issue

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 26, 2016
Research shows voters who have been hurt by foreign competition are more extreme.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of the TPP. 
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Brexit

Obama warns Brits against Brexit

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 22, 2016
The president tells Britain it would be a mistake to leave the European Union.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and British Prime Minister David Cameron held a joint press conference where Obama stated his case for the U.K. to remain inside the European Union.
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Is it time to get rid of quarterly earnings reports?

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 21, 2016
The practice may encourage short-term thinking by companies and investors.
Do frequent earnings reports help or hurt when it comes to making investing decisions? 
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Bank earnings are down, but check out those balance sheets

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 19, 2016
While global headwinds cut profits, regulation has created more stable institutions
Pedestrians pass a Chase bank branch in lower Manhattan on April 15, 2016 in New York City. As global markets continue to be rattled by the fall in energy prices and the easing of the Chinese economy, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo announced on Thursday that their profits fell in the first quarter. At JPMorgan revenue fell 13 percent from a year earlier. 
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Why banks' billion-dollar settlements add up to less

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 12, 2016
The penalty portion is pretty straightforward. Then it gets squishy.
Goldman Sachs is one bank that has had to settle an agreement over mortgage-back securities. 
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Boeing laments hamstrung Ex-Im Bank

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 8, 2016
Vacancies on the bank's board have limited its ability to lend
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Cracking down on shell companies: a years-long debate

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 7, 2016
It sounds simple: require companies to say who own them. But some say shell companies can serve legitimate purposes.
Part of the Panama City skyline is seen as revelations about the law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co continue to play out around the world on April 7, 2016 in Panama City, Panama.
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