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Leila Goldstein

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Leila Goldstein is the economics and business reporter at WYSO in Dayton, Ohio. She is a former intern at Marketplace, and her stories have also aired on NPR and New Hampshire Public Radio.

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Tech is helping house cleaners get benefits

Mar 26, 2019
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Government shutdown 2019

Restaurants feel the pinch as shutdown drags on

by Janet Babin and Leila Goldstein
Jan 22, 2019
... but some owners reach out to help furloughed federal workers.
Restaurants, which often operate on single digit margins, are feeling a decrease in business due to the government shutdown.
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Book printers are reporting a surprising end-of-year crunch

by Leila Goldstein
Jan 1, 2019
For the first time in a decade the industry is seeing more demand than it can supply.
"Now we get about five to 10 queries every single week from people who are really faced with the prospect of having to turn their home environment into their office environment," said Nick Bates, CEO of Bookbarn International.
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Why consumers and retailers alike love gift cards

by Leila Goldstein
Dec 24, 2018
There’s even something in there for the government.
That wall of different gift cards hanging on hooks at the end of a drugstore or grocery story aisle actually has a name: the gift card mall.
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Feeling pressured? Americans pushed to overspend this holiday season

by Justin Ho and Leila Goldstein
Nov 20, 2018
New survey finds nearly half of Americans feel pressured to overspend on gifts.
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So you lost Amazon's HQ2. How are you feeling?

by Leila Goldstein
Nov 15, 2018
Officials are relieved and bitter after the online retailer's big announcement.
The Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, was one of the winners in the contest for Amazon's HQ2.
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Ahead of a possible 2019 IPO, Uber announces a plan to collect data on sexual misconduct

by Leila Goldstein
Nov 14, 2018
Uber’s plans to disclose data on sexual assaults may be part of its preparation for going public.
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New York culture faces a tech worker influx

by Leila Goldstein and Justin Ho
Nov 9, 2018
Google reportedly eyeing an expansion of its downtown Manhattan operation
Google's New York office in lower Manhattan on March 5, 2018 in New York City. 
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What's in those Amazon HQ2 bids? It's not entirely clear

by Renata Sago and Leila Goldstein
Nov 6, 2018
Chambers of commerce and public-private partnerships have led the way on bids with limited disclosure requirements.
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