Jeff Horwich is the interim host of Marketplace Morning Report and a sometime-Marketplace reporter. He is the former host of "In The Loop" from Minnesota Public Radio and a former business and economics correspondent for MPR. He is a graduate of Duke University and has a Master's in applied economics from the University of Minnesota.

Features By Jeff Horwich

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Super PACs backing Romney far outraise Obama's

Tallies from the first two weeks of August show the super PACs and outside groups backing Mitt Romney are vastly out-spending the president's main political action committee.
Posted In: super PAC, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, fundraising
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'Shark Tank' star on how to succeed as an entrepreneur

As the politicians tell it, many of our hopes in this economic recovery rest with the American entrepreneur. "Shark Tank," on ABC, is the reality show that lets you root for 'em.
Posted In: television, entrepreneurs
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As one financial center grows, another shrinks?

A new report out from Bloomberg this morning shows that hiring in the London financial services industry is down, while at the same time it is picking up in New York.
Posted In: finance, mid-day extra
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South Africa mine strike could hurt ailing platinum market

A mass shooting of platinum miners in South Africa is a reminder that our precious metals come from some pretty unstable places.
Posted In: South Africa, platinum
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India announces plans to launch Mars orbiter in 2013

But after the recent massive power outages in the country, some Indians are concerned that the money should be invested in infrastructure instead.
Posted In: India, mars, space
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The shift from pro-market to pro-business

In the midst of the U.S. financial crisis, the economist Luigi Zingales became known for hyping a "managed bankruptcy" for the big banks. That way the banks' private investors, creditors and executives would bear most of the costs of their bad investments.
Posted In: Banks, capitalism
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LIBOR scandal reaches major U.S. banks

The other shoes have finally dropped in the LIBOR investigation. Seven other shoes, in fact. Attorneys general in New York and Connecticut have subpoenaed seven of the world's biggest banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase here in the U.S.
Posted In: Banks, LIBOR
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The best place to start up a company

The best place for a budding business might not be where you think.
Posted In: mid-day extra, startup
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TV drama production fleeing Los Angeles

There are 23 new hour-long dramas debuting on the broadcast networks this fall, but only two will be shot in L.A. County. What's causing TV to look outside of Hollywood?
Posted In: los angeles, television
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Growth in the euro economies not horrible, but not good

The new numbers out on the eurozone weren't as abysmal as expected, but they're not good either.
Posted In: Germany, France, Francois Hollande

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