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Kimberly Adams

Host and Senior Editor

Kimberly Adams is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace Morning Report,” a roundup of the weekday’s top economic and business headlines, all delivered in under 10 minutes.

Prior to her role on the morning show, Adams was the host and senior editor of the Marketplace podcast “Make Me Smart.” She was also Marketplace’s senior Washington correspondent, reporting from the nation’s capital on the way politics, technology, and economics show up in our everyday lives.

Adams’ reporting focuses on empowering listeners with the tools they need to more deeply engage with the economy, society, and our democracy.

She currently serves on the board of the International Women's Media Foundation, and is a previous board member and board chair of the National Press Club.

Adams is the former host of APM’s "Call to Mind," a series of programs airing on public radio stations nationwide aimed at changing the national conversation about mental health.

Previously, Kimberly was a foreign correspondent based in Cairo, Egypt, reporting on the political, social, and economic upheaval following the Arab Spring for news organizations around the world. She has received awards for her work from the National Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Association for Women in Communication.

Latest from Kimberly Adams

  • A model of Beijing's Central Business District made from Chinese yuan notes.
    TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images

    Trump refrains from calling China a currency manipulator.

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  • First-quarter earnings reports are trickling in, with some big names gearing up to share their results. Susan Schmidt from Westwood Holdings Groups joins us to share some of the companies to watch out for. Afterwards, we'll look at President Donald Trump's plan to slash federal jobs following his hiring freeze. And finally, Marketplace's David Brancaccio will audition another robot sidekick as part of our new "Robot-Proof Jobs" series. Today's contestant: ElliQ, an electronic companion for older people.

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  • U.S. markets opened down Tuesday morning, reflecting global fears over several ongoing geopolitical threats. Economist Lindsey Piegza joins us to discuss some of the uncertainties the market faces, and where it may be headed if it continues focusing on international events. Afterwards, we'll look at how Toshiba is managing financial turmoil within the company. And finally, as part of our "Robot-Proof Jobs" series, we'll speak to Kuri, the latest robot that Marketplace's David Brancaccio is interviewing to be his sidekick.

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  • As the first-quarter earnings season kicks off, MacroPolicy Perspectives founder Julia Coronado joins us to discuss the growing tension between consumer sentiment indicators and economic data on investing and hiring. Afterwards, we'll hear from Marketplace's David Brancaccio about his road trip as part of our new "Robot-Proof Jobs" series. On today's show, he's auditioning a potential sidekick: Pepper the robot, a humanoid that can read emotions and won't get tired of your questions. Afterwards, we'll look at "Sesame Street's" decision to introduce the character of Julia, a 4-year-old muppet on the autism spectrum.

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  • Bank of England involved in Libor scandal, reports the BBC
    Carl Court/AFP/GettyImages

    The BBC has obtained a secret recording that links the bank to Libor rigging.

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  • Weapons, oil and other investments keep money flowing between the two countries.

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  • In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 7, 2017 in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Porter was one of two destroyers that fired a total of 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian military airfield in retaliation for a chemical attack that killed scores of civilians this week. The attack was the first direct U.S. assault on Syria and the government of President Bashar al-Assad in the six-year war there.
    Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via Getty Images

    World leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early Friday on a Syrian air base in response to this week's chemical attack, while Russia condemned the move as "aggression" and suspended crucial coordination with Washington in Syria's congested skies.

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  • Companies looking for legal cover make harassment prevention programs big business
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    Companies can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on workplace training, but does it work?

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  • Ivanka Trump participates in a listening session with manufacturing CEOs in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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    Presidential hires get to cut into the line, which can take years to get through.

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  • The world’s biggest entertainment company is taking a little more time to choose a new CEO. Disney announced it will extend the contract for CEO Robert Iger for another year, until 2019. This is the third time Disney has extended Iger’s contract. He was originally supposed to retire in 2015, but Disney keeps convincing him […]

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