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Kristin Schwab

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Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.

Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.

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Steel tariffs déjà vu 

Apr 17, 2024
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“This is the time to be a saver”

Apr 2, 2024
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Ultimately, the joke's on Gmail rivals

Apr 1, 2024
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Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect?

Feb 19, 2024
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Shoppers love easy returns. But retailers aren't sold on 'em.

Nov 24, 2023
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Wall Street rallies on inflation

Nov 14, 2023
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A closer look at unemployment and wealth gap data

Oct 19, 2023
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How water moves — or stalls — the economy

Oct 18, 2023
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Oil prices are in flux

Sep 6, 2023
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Tracing the roots of Labor Day

Sep 4, 2023
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What social media advertising tells us about inflation

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 26, 2022
Digital advertising suffers from supply chain and inflation issues too.
Social media companies' quarterly reports may fill us in on the supply chain and inflation issues the industry is dealing with.
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Not wearing those leggings? Many retail stores are expanding into resale

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 15, 2022
Sustainability and demand for apparel make reselling used clothes an attractive option for brands, including Lululemon and Target.
Lululemon is getting into the clothing resale game, and it's not alone.
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Businesses need staffing strategies to deal with ongoing COVID-19 surges

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 15, 2022
Employers dealing with successive waves of infections need a plan for worker absences.
Lack of staffing due to COVID-19 has become the norm for many businesses.
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The she-cession and she-flation are colliding

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 14, 2022
It could affect women's wallets and their participation in the labor market.
For women, the effects of inflation are hitting hard. Women do most household shopping, and their products are often priced higher than comparable items bought by men.
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Is it possible for unemployment numbers to be too low?

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 7, 2022
This week jobless claims were at their lowest since 1968. What's the economic downside of too few people looking for work?
The unemployment rate doesn't necessarily paint the whole jobs picture.
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Bidding war for Spirit Airlines breaks out

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 6, 2022
JetBlue steps up with an offer.
Following the Spirit-Frontier merger announcement, JetBlue put in an unsolicited (and high) offer.
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Almost 1 in 5 Americans now live in a multigenerational household

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 25, 2022
It's a trend that's been spurred on by the pandemic.
Keeping costs down is a major driver of multigenerational living arrangements.
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Apple enables some users to store IDs in their digital wallets

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 24, 2022
Apple just announced that people in Arizona can now store their driver's licenses on their phones — with more states to follow suit.
You can now use your Apple Wallet to store and present your ID at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona.
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For Russians, McDonald's was once a symbol of modernity. Its closing feels like a step backward.

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 23, 2022
When the golden arches opened, Russians marveled at how it differed from local restaurants: friendly service and plastic packaging.
When McDonald's opened in Moscow in 1990, Russians looked at it as "a window to a different world," says Konstantin Sonin, a University of Chicago professor who grew up in Russia. Above, the Pushkin Square restaurant.
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Russian artists and donors prompt a reckoning at arts institutions

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 18, 2022
Those who don't distance themselves from Putin and his war are being ostracized.
Anna Netrebko, the Russian opera singer, withdrew from upcoming Metropolitan Opera performances over ties to Russia, raising questions about how Russian artists fit into the conflict.
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