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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)

Why buy bonds with a negative yield?

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 1, 2016
Japan now has 10-year government bonds with a negative yield. Investors want them.
Japanese yen notes.
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Is Buffett's economy growing for everyone?

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 29, 2016
The billionaire CEO says the economy is growing and times are good. But gains aren't being spread around.
Warren Buffett performs onstage at FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit on October 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. His letter to investors released over the weekend had a positive outlook on the American economy. 
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Candidates grow their operations, and fast

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 29, 2016
The process is similar to trying to suddenly scale a business.
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A driver murders six people, and Uber has a crisis

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 22, 2016
Uber's business model relies on customers' trust
After the tragic shooting in Kalamazoo, Uber's safety measures are under fire. 
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Rethinking how we predict where the economy is going

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 19, 2016
Some financial experts think a more sophisticated model is needed.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008 in New York City. 
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How our privacy became Apple's protective shield

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 18, 2016
The tech giant has steadily reduced its ability to access private communications.
Apple may get points for taking a stand on privacy, but "do you come across as un-American" asks Ben Schachter of Macquarie Securities.
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The stakes as Obama hosts an Asian summit

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 15, 2016
The challenge for southern states is aligning political and economic goals.
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Wall Street's presidential politics

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 11, 2016
The street gives a lot of money to candidates, but what does it really get in return?
Presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush have come under fire for how much money they get from Wall Street donations, but does it make that big of a difference?
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TPP gets ceremonial signing in New Zealand

by Kai Ryssdal and Tracey Samuelson
Feb 3, 2016
But the signatures are only one in many more steps toward finalizing the trade deal
U.S. Representative of Industry and Trade Michael Froman signs the Trans Pacific Partnership at Sky City on February 4, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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The Obama administration takes on the wage gap

by Tracey Samuelson
Jan 29, 2016
Women still earn only about 79 cents for every dollar a man does.
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