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.

Latest Stories (475)

Making midnight a big moment in New York

Dec 31, 2015
Dropping confetti on Times Square is a true labor of love for one man.

Record cargo ship docks in Los Angeles

Dec 25, 2015
The largest cargo vessel ever to call at a US port, will dock in Los Angeles.

How 2 percent GDP growth looks in the real economy

Dec 22, 2015
Limited investments and some wage increases, but not for everyone.

U.N. ministers vow to fight terror in historic move

Dec 17, 2015
Their target is the money the Islamic State uses to fund its activities.

The Fed's rate hike is more baby step than leap

Dec 17, 2015
The central bank will give the economy time to adjust before it acts again.

How an interest rate hike ripples through the economy

Dec 16, 2015
The Fed's decision doesn't mean all rates will rise at the same pace — or at all.

The state of the WTO in three metaphors

Dec 15, 2015
WTO revisits Doha Agenda...14 years later

Economic, political forces harm South Africa's rating

Dec 11, 2015
Africa's second-largest economy could have its debt downgraded to junk level.

The Wiz was a big night for NBC

Dec 4, 2015
The audience was big, advertising was robust and social media went crazy.

The big US banks get hit with a ratings downgrade

Dec 3, 2015
But that's not necessarily bad news for the economy—or even for the banks.