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Kristin Schwab

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Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.

Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.

Episodes by Kristin (32)

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Tupperware, Halloween candy, claw machines — oh my!

Oct 25, 2024
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Women deserve credit

Oct 21, 2024
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The economics of immigration

Sep 5, 2024
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Harris throws a bone to the business folks

Sep 5, 2024
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Who's still hiring?

Sep 4, 2024
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The politics of Fed independence

Aug 9, 2024
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This back-to-school season, "value" is at the top of America's shopping list

Aug 8, 2024
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Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?

Aug 7, 2024
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Why we freak out when the stock market freaks out

Aug 6, 2024
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“Chaotic,” “volatile,” “tumultuous”

Aug 5, 2024
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Consumers just keep spending, fueling GDP growth

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 25, 2024
Second quarter gross domestic product growth was 2.8%. That’s double the GDP growth in the first quarter of the year.
What really drives GDP, especially the acceleration in the past few months, is consumers.
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Just what is the 'Magnificent Seven' and why is everyone talking about them?

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 23, 2024
These seven tech companies have an outsize influence on the stock market.
The Magnificent Seven refers to seven tech companies that have an outsize influence on the stock market — and are named for the 1960 Western flick.
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When it comes to inflation, interest rates might work like a "Jedi mind trick"

by Kristin Schwab and Sean McHenry
Jul 17, 2024
According to Rogé Karma at The Atlantic, many economists believe high rates tamp down inflation largely by influencing people's expectations.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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Inside the world of UPS’ overnight shipping hub

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 16, 2024
Many logistics firms have their own air operations. Worldport, in Kentucky, includes a "hotel," taco trucks and flight simulators.
UPS has its own fleet of planes, mostly 767s, for one-day shipping.
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Inside a UPS warehouse that prioritizes super-fast shipping

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 15, 2024
UPS' Velocity in Louisville, Kentucky, has more robots than workers.
At Velocity, robots are constantly moving through the facility, reprioritizing items that are trending.
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Why more people are choosing to "put motherhood on ice"

by Kristin Schwab , Maria Hollenhorst and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 10, 2024
A relatively new corporate benefit is leading to a rise in egg-freezing procedures. Emma Goldberg of The New York Times explains.
In recent years, more people have chosen to freeze their eggs in order to focus on their careers without simultaneously juggling the responsibilities of having a child.
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A Warmer World

Heat waves are becoming more intense. What will it mean for people and places?

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 9, 2024
Heat waves can cause adverse health effects and even be fatal. How are people and cities preparing for a world with more extreme heat?
Heat waves are the deadliest weather phenomenon in the last 30 years in the U.S., writes Umair Irfan for Vox.
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American sunscreens lag behind Korean brands in quality. Why?

by Kristin Schwab and Sarah Leeson
Jul 8, 2024
The FDA hasn't approved a new UV filter for sunscreen since 1999. Some consumers are turning to foreign markets instead.
American sunscreens are notoriously thick and greasy. Some countries have more advanced options.
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Dynamic pricing tech may brighten retail bottom lines and put consumers in the dark

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 8, 2024
"If you don't have any idea when or why a price might change, it creates a sense of urgency and a sense of scarcity," says Amanda Mull at Bloomberg.
Walmart said it will use digital shelf labels in over 2,000 stores by 2026.
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For businesses, dealing with counterfeit goods is a game of Whac-A-Mole

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 18, 2024
The rise of third party sellers on sites like Amazon and Temu make it easier for people to sell fakes.
In April of 2024, Holtschlag's lawyers found 500 copycat planters — some were going for just 99 cents. Her product retails for $20.
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