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Meghan McCarty Carino

Senior Reporter

SHORT BIO

Meghan McCarty Carino is a senior reporter at Marketplace headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s also a fill-in host on “Marketplace Tech.”

Since 2019, Meghan has covered workplace culture, from #MeToo to pandemic remote work, the movement for racial justice and the artificial intelligence boom.

In her free time she can often be found obsessing over pizza dough, cocktail experiments or her latest food and drink fixation. She tracks her favorite international sunscreens in a Google doc – just ask.

Meghan previously reported, hosted and produced for Los Angeles station KPCC/LAist, and got her start as an intern at KQED in San Francisco. Her work has won a National Headliner Award, Online Journalism Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, LA Press Club Award and has been featured by Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and the Center for Public Integrity.

Meghan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UCLA and USC.

Episodes by Meghan (247)

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Why the Ai Pin fell flat

Apr 23, 2024
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When a senior is ill, can an algorithm decide length of care?

Apr 22, 2024
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The hidden meanings of the AI industry’s favorite words

Apr 9, 2024
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Facial recognition part of Israel's arsenal in Gaza war

Apr 8, 2024
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Why crypto has made a comeback in the Philippines

Mar 25, 2024
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States and schools are learning how to manage AI in education

Mar 12, 2024
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AI can't handle the truth when it comes to the law

Mar 11, 2024
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Bitcoin has gone mainstream. For crypto, that's controversial.

Jan 22, 2024
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Older video games are in danger of going extinct (rerun)

Nov 23, 2023
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The game-changing work of Jerry Lawson (rerun)

Oct 16, 2023
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Latest Stories (514)

As GM announces quarterly results, all eyes are on strike's effects

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 24, 2023
Investors — and the union — will be scrutinizing the numbers for clues about how the extended work stoppage is affecting the companies.
Because only two weeks of the UAW strike were in Q3, earnings may not take much of a hit — but keep an eye on forecasts.
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Unemployment just hit an even lower low

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 19, 2023
About 198,000 people filed new claims last week. The drop continues a downward trend, even in the face of higher interest rates.
"We are seeing some labor hoarding," companies hanging on to the workers they have, says Lydia Boussour, senior economist at EY-Parthenon.
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COVID-19

COVID-19 economy wanes along with pandemic's urgency

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 17, 2023
Makers of vaccines, tests and even protective gear are struggling to adjust to slackening demand.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which supplied key products in the battle against the coronavirus, has seen a dramatic reversal of fortune.
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The video game business is hoping streaming games from the cloud will attract new players

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 13, 2023
A $15-a-month subscription may be more attractive than dropping $500 on a console.
Cloud gaming sales hit about $5 billion last year, compared to about $35 billion for console games.
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Birkenstock IPO stumbles out of the gate

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 11, 2023
The maker of sensible sandals has been around for 250 years. So why did it go public now?
Traders wearing Birkenstock sandals work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. The 250-year-old company had its IPO today.
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Temp jobs falling usually signals a recession. Maybe not this time.

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 5, 2023
It's probably more a sign of pandemic labor market weirdness than a coming recession.
Following an explosion of temp jobs during the pandemic, many positions were made permanent as companies scrambled to recruit and retain workers. Above, participants at a San Francisco job fair.
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WGA contract pushes for more transparency around streaming data

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 29, 2023
Under the new contract, streamers will be obligated to share some tightly held information on what content audiences are watching.
In the WGA's new contract, writers whose work ends up drawing big crowds on streaming platforms will receive a bonus.
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Apparel sales might catch a chill as winter nears

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 28, 2023
Nike reported disappointing earnings, weakening the outlook for clothing sales — which have a lot to do with the year-end shopping season.
Since clothing isn't as essential for most households as food and gasoline, sales may soften.
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Workplace Culture

Bringing back the lost art of office etiquette

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 25, 2023
Companies are asking workers to brush up their small talk skills and ditch the athleisure wear as return-to-office push gets serious.
"Companies are realizing we need to tell people how to have conversations," said Stacie Haller at Resume Builder.
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Olive oil prices climb amid drought, heat in Mediterranean

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 19, 2023
Weather extremes have threatened global olive oil supplies for the second year as the appetite for EVOO grows in the U.S.
Unfavorable conditions in growing regions have driven up olive oil prices in the U.S. and may open opportunities for American agriculture.
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