SHORT BIO
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)
Conflict in Ukraine goes online
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Jeff Tyler
Mar 6, 2014
A look at the efforts on either side – and possible third parties - in the Ukraine/Russia spat to cripple infrastructure and cause economic difficulty.
Sochi 2014 #NBCFail? Or is the network an Olympic winner?
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Jeff Tyler
Feb 7, 2014
Some sports fans have slammed the decision to delay broadcasting the Opening Ceremony, but NBC doesn't seem to be losing revenues by not going live
Free checking accounts weren't making banks money. Go figure.
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Jeff Tyler
Feb 6, 2014
More and more banks introduce fees for checking accounts
No benefits for the rich
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Jeff Tyler
Feb 6, 2014
A proposal to extend long-term unemployment benefits would exclude Americans who make more than $1Million a year.
Government operates as 'matchmaker' for U.S. business in Mexico
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Jeff Tyler
Feb 3, 2014
On a trade mission to Mexico, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will play matchmaker for U.S. companies looking for new business partners.
When oil money runs dry
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 30, 2014
Big oil companies have to go farther and use expensive, new technology to tap oil deposits
Banks look to exit commodities
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 30, 2014
Regulators are starting to take a closer look at the industry.
Drug cartels have an offer you can (and should) refuse
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 14, 2014
Mexican drug cartels increasingly use small businesses in the U.S. to launder their criminal revenues.
Bank profits bonanza
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 13, 2014
Banks release their fourth quarter earnings numbers this week. They're likely to be healthy, thanks to the stock market.
Prospects bleak for long-term unemployed
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 8, 2014
As Congress considers extending federal benefits, the long-term unemployed find it harder to find a job with every day they're out of the workforce.