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Scott Tong

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Scott Tong is a former correspondent for Marketplace. He reported on sustainability issues (energy, climate, environment, resources) for Marketplace, as well as the U.S.-China technology relationship, frequently described as “fraught.” He is Marketplace’s former China bureau chief.

What was your first job?

English-language audiotape (yes, tape) voice-over work. Sixth grade.Taiwan.

What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career?

Show up an hour before the interview.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Gas for kid carpools; Washington Capitals hockey tickets.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

Smoker (plus wooden slotted spoon).

What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?

Sneaking into Burma for twenty bucks.

Episodes by Scott (2)

Make Me Smart | Episode 408

The weirdest trade secrets

Apr 9, 2021
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Marketplace Tech

There’s not enough internet for remote learning to go around

Oct 19, 2020
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Oil price war: U.S. drillers feeling immediate pain

by Scott Tong
Mar 9, 2020
How bloody the shakeout becomes likely depends on how long crude prices stay in the basement.
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Stocks plunge, resuming volatility, as traders, analysts find data lagging

by Scott Tong
Mar 5, 2020
"Analysts have their hands in the air," one investment strategist says as markets struggle to predict the future.
There's evidence that the more markets go up and down, the more they are driven by emotion.
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OPEC, Russia discuss large oil supply cuts in "demand emergency"

by Scott Tong
Mar 4, 2020
There was talk that OPEC and Russia might together cut the world's supply of oil by one million barrels a day.
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Jack Welch's legacy: value for shareholders, but not necessarily for workers

by Scott Tong
Mar 2, 2020
Once upon a time, GE put share owners last in line for company revenues. That changed in the '80s and '90s.
Former GE Chairman and CEO Jack Welch, left, and then-Chairman-Elect Jeffrey Immelt announce Immelt's appointment in 2000.
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"Just-in-time" manufacturing model challenged by COVID-19

by Scott Tong
Feb 27, 2020
The model started in the 1970s during the quest for leanness and cost cutting. But it leads to supply chain issues when disasters hit.
Samsung has said its output will be stalled from supply chain problems. Above, a woman wearing a face mask walks past an ad for the Samsung Galaxy Note10 in Seoul on Jan. 30.
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Reporter's notebook: a bitterly contested $8 billion pipeline along the Appalachian Trail

by Scott Tong
Feb 24, 2020
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case to be heard Monday.
Climate activist groups protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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The economy's critical service sector comes into focus as data suggest softening

by Scott Tong
Feb 21, 2020
Most jobs in the U.S. are service jobs. They make up the biggest part of the economy, far bigger than manufacturing or farming.
Service jobs, like dog walking, may be shrinking.
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Coronavirus: Warnings from Apple, Nintendo and Nissan kindle "supply shock" fears

by Scott Tong
Feb 18, 2020
While China's manufacturing arteries are closed, economists worry about big shortages around the world.
The coronavirus is impacting global supply chains to the point of "supply shock." Above, Chinese security guards wear protective masks as they guard a nearly empty commercial street Tuesday in Beijing.
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Ready for 5G? Samsung's new flagship phones are equipped

by Scott Tong
Feb 18, 2020
The Galaxy S20 will be ready for next-generation wireless networks, which should improve later this year.
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The cost of canceling the Mobile World Congress

by Scott Tong
Feb 13, 2020
COVID-19 fears led to the cancellation of the largest telecom trade show.
Workers install a banner with hygiene recommendations outside the Mobile World Congress MWC venue on Feb. 12. The event has since been canceled due to coronavirus fears.
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