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Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America.
Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics.
His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
Latest Stories (645)
India plays chicken with the W.T.O.
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 31, 2014
India holds up passage of an international trade deal in order to press its agenda.
Housing and Urban Development gets a new head
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 28, 2014
Former mayor Julian Castro faces challenge with budget-minded Congress.
Netflix goes global. Will it pay off?
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 23, 2014
Netflix will expand into Europe this fall, but the move could be expensive.
Meet the other undocumented immigrants
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 2, 2014
30-40 percent of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. entered the country legally.
Green cards pay for new hotels
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 1, 2014
320 immigrant investors from 14 countries finance a new hotel in Los Angeles.
Could Russia sanctions backfire?
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 27, 2014
Two big business groups warn that sanctions against Russia could hurt US jobs.
Fire Chat is hot app in repressive countries.
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 26, 2014
An new app called Firechat lets people ommunicate even when they're offline, allowing them to keep ahead of government censors.
GE nears deal for Alstom
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 20, 2014
GE wants turbine company, but may end up in business with French government.
Amazon wasn't the place to buy J.K. Rowling's new book
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 19, 2014
Independent book stores promote Hachette titles to win business away from Amazon.
Yes, the Redskins can still sell Redskins gear
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 18, 2014
The Patent office ruled the Redskins’ federal trademarks must be canceled, but...