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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Podcast: Euro bailouts, News Corp. rumors, and 'no new taxes'
It's the anniversary of George H.W. Bush famous tax quote. The tiny island of Cyprus is the latest eurozone nation seeking a bailout. And News Corps is on the splits, according to The Wall Street Journal. All that and more in today's Mid-Day Update Podcast.
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Is News Corp. about to become News Corps?
The Wall Street Journal's John Jannarone explains how News Corp. would split its entertainment and publishing businesses in two.
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Read my lips: A history of anti-tax pledges
22 years after he was forced to retreat from his famous tax promise, George H.W. Bush's anti-tax movement continues.
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Cosmetics for men a growing market
One of the fastest growing segments of the cosmetics market is actually products geared towards men. According to the research firm Mintel, sales of men's toiletries could hit $3.2 billion by 2016.
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After elections, Egyptian economy looks forward
Mohamed Morsi will be the next president of Egypt. One of his other major challenges is to remake the economy. Egypt suffers from high unemployment and income inequality, among other maladies.
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Manos the Greek on funny side of economic crisis
Greece's lenders had planned a visit to the country today, but wouldn't you know it: the brand new finance minister's been fainting and sick to his stomach. If Greece weren't so sad, it'd be funny; maybe it's still funny -- at least one guy thinks so.
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Job prospects getting worse for law school graduates
The Wall Street Journal reports that newly minted lawyers have only about a 50 percent chance of being employed as lawyers nine months out from graduation.
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Dishonesty in the financial world
From Rajat Gupta to Greek taxpayers, it seems dishonesty is increasingly a problem in the economic world. We hear from psychologist Dan Ariely as to why that is, and what can be done about it.
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Grammar deteriorating in the workplace
The most popular item this week on the Wall Street Journal's web site: a column on our deteriorating grammar at the office.
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After NBA finals, will Heat do a cooldown?
The Miami Heat, in five games, won the NBA championship last night by... a lot. From a strictly business point of view -- what now?
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