Leanna Byrne

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Leanna Byrne is the former host of the "Marketplace Morning Report" Cast One, which is produced by the BBC World Service and kicks off Marketplace's morning programming with the latest in global business news. She has been in the business journalism game for 10 years. She is a skilled reporter and presenter on radio and TV.

Leanna has presented and contributed to high-profile BBC programs like "Wake Up To Money," "Business Matters" and "World Business Report." She has also worked as a business reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster.

She cut her teeth in the world of business news as a reporter for the Business Post in Dublin, Ireland — her hometown, if you hadn't already guessed her accent.

Leanna's trivia specialist subject would be the "Real Housewives" franchises.

Latest from Leanna Byrne

Jun 19, 2024
Support has waned for the Buy Black Movement
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The movement to support Black-owned businesses grew following the murder of George Floyd. Where do things stand now?
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Jun 19, 2024
Black entrepreneurship and closing the racial wealth gap
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Kezia Williams, CEO of the Black upStart, discusses some of the hurdles Black business owners face and efforts to close the racial wealth gap.
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Jun 19, 2024
Amazon U.K. staff vote on union representation
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From the BBC World Service: Amazon could be forced to recognize a trade union for the first time in the United Kingdom.
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Jun 18, 2024
Another bad day for Boeing
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Yet another Boeing whistleblower is set to testify at a Senate hearing this afternoon, citing a failure to properly track defective parts in the company’s factories. Plus, the tragedy of errors and shortcuts that led to last year’s Titan submersible implosion.
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Jun 18, 2024
Closing a $50 billion tax loophole for the wealthy
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The Treasury and IRS announced a new initiative Monday to close a tax loophole for wealthy people that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade. Plus, the evolving economics of “gayborhoods” in U.S. cities.
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Jun 18, 2024
Putin heads to Pyongyang
From the BBC World Service: Russia’s Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Un for the first time in 24 years, as the pair look to deepen their relationship in the face of international isolation.
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Jun 17, 2024
The Fed says one thing, investors hear another
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Wall Street investors bet on extra rate cuts this year, in spite of Fed predictions that there will be just one. Plus, Megabus parent company Coach USA has filed for bankruptcy after ridership dropped during the pandemic and failed to recover. And for Baltimore firms, work on the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction is personal.
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Jun 17, 2024
Is it time to treat social media like cigarettes?
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Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for cigarette-style warning labels aimed at young users of social media platforms, citing social media’s significant contributions to the mental health crisis among adolescents. Plus, a surge in secondhand shopping among consumers, and a look inside the world of gender-affirming vocal coaching.
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Jun 17, 2024
French President launches election campaign amid challenge from far right
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Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning as he gambles everything to stave off a big challenge from the far right.
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Jun 14, 2024
Why the global supply chain cracked under COVID
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The pandemic nearly broke the global supply chain. We discuss its weaknesses. Plus, how is CEO pay determined?
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