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Lewis Wallace

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Lewis Wallace is a former reporter for Marketplace based in the New York Bureau.

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Obama goes to Laos, a potential economic ally

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 5, 2016
It's the first visit of a sitting U.S. president to the landlocked nation
Obama is in town for the 28th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hosted in Laos. 
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Home equity lines of credit on the rise

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 1, 2016
Some worry as a form of loan popular before the financial crash becomes popular again.
Home equity lines of credit are making a steady comeback, according to some experts.
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Secretary of the Future

The bathroom of the future will be smarter

by Lewis Wallace
Aug 31, 2016
Hygiene, inclusivity and water supply are just a few of the future toilet troubles.
Portable toilets in Ueno Park, on April 3, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
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More companies insure against employee harassment

by Lewis Wallace
Aug 29, 2016
Employment practices liability insurance has exploded in recent decades.
Former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson has sued former Fox News chair Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
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Puerto Rican debt could help swing Florida

by Lewis Wallace
Aug 15, 2016
Puerto Rican voters in Florida, fleeing recession and debt, could be a key demographic this fall.
More than a million Puerto Ricans live in Florida.
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Facing job discrimination without legal protection

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 29, 2016
LGBTQ people, especially trans people of color, are more likely to be poor.
A makeshift memorial for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting is left at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts on June 15, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The shooting at Pulse Nightclub, which killed 49 people and injured 53, is the worst mass-shooting event in American history. 
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GDP numbers fall short of predictions, but does it matter?

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 29, 2016
The country's GDP grew 1.2 percent.
U.S. GDP grew 1.2 percent, missing expectations.
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States debut retirement funds as savings crisis looms

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 28, 2016
Connecticut and Maryland are the latest to pass bills creating their own investment tools
An elderly couple walk along a wooden walkway on vacation in Germany.
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Federal regulators prepare to rein in debt collectors

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 28, 2016
Some say the new proposed rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau don’t go far enough.
One in three consumers said they’d been contacted by a debt collector over the last year, according to a new study.
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Apple’s earnings were a mixed bag

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 27, 2016
Low expectations meant stocks soared despite middling numbers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple event back in March at the company's headquarters.
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