Jeff Tyler is a reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reports on issues related to immigration and Latin America. Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics. His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
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Potential fallout from WikiLeaks obtaining Swiss bank data
A former Swiss banker gave the website WikiLeaks the names of around 2,000 alleged tax-dodgers with accounts in the Cayman Islands. The website plans to release the names shortly. Jeff Tyler reports.
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The next step for Haiti: Trade
A year ago today, almost a quarter million people were killed in the Haitian earthquake. The country's poor economy is still trying to recover, and as Jeff Tyler reports, the biggest potential lies in trade.
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Governor announces California's tight budget plan
Governor Jerry Brown announced his budget plan this morning: a proposed $12 billion in spending cuts. There will be cuts in services like welfare and health care, and it's also expected that Brown may ask voters to raise taxes. Jeff Tyler reports.
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Mexico's job industry is growing stronger
The recession in the U.S has forced many Mexican migrants to return back home. In turn, the Mexican economy has gotten stronger, workers are getting paid better and unemployment rates have leveled off. Jeff Tyler reports.
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Illinois faces $13 billion budget deficit
States all around the country are facing huge deficits. One in particular is Illinois, which is currently trying to plug a $13 billion gap -- almost half the size of the state's total budget. Jeff Tyler reports.
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Why that charity is sending you money
This is the biggest charity-giving time of the year, and you can probably tell by the amount of mail you've been receiving from non-profits recently. But does this sort of junk mailing work? Jeff Tyler reports.
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Why that charity is sending you money
This is the biggest charity-giving time of the year, and you can probably tell by the amount of mail you've been receiving from non-profits recently. But does this sort of junk mailing work? Jeff Tyler reports.
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Mexican business leaders demand gov't do more to curb drug violence
Drug violence in Mexico is driving away Mexican and foreign businesses and investors. Business leaders told the Mexican government through a full-page ad that the country needs to improve security before it loses more money.
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Cap on debit interchange fees could lead to other costs
The Federal Reserve today announced that it wanted to cap debit interchange fees, the money banks often charge retailers when consumers use their debit cards. The cap could cost banks billions in revenue, but as Jeff Tyler reports, they'd find other ways to make it up.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in an immigration case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that's central to the debate over immigration. At issue is an Arizona law that punishes employers for knowingly hiring undocumented workers. Jeff Tyler has more.
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