Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

Latest from Meredith Garretson Morbey

Mar 21, 2024
Expect rate cuts — just not quite yet
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that what the Fed does next depends on the data.
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Mar 21, 2024
Kosovo urged to drop Serbian cash ban
From the BBC World Service: The Balkan state Kosovo, which broke away from Serbia in 2008, currently doesn’t accept transactions in the Serbian dinar.
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Mar 20, 2024
Turns out we don’t scream for ice cream
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The ice cream business is pretty chilly these days. How does the industry plan to defrost demand?
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Mar 20, 2024
About investing in climate resilience
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Texas is pushing back against ESG investments, and a new paper argues that climate resilience is an investment opportunity.
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Mar 20, 2024
China and Australia’s rocky trading relationship
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From the BBC World Service: China’s foreign minister is making his first trip to Australia in seven years.
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Mar 19, 2024
Why Sports Illustrated’s buyer is keeping the print magazine around
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What’s the value of a print product in the digital age?
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Mar 19, 2024
The chips behind artificial intelligence are getting more powerful
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Nvidia’s CEO recently introduced a new, even faster advanced chip at a developers conference.
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Mar 19, 2024
Japan finally raises interest rates
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From the BBC World Service: Japan’s central bank has raised the cost of borrowing for the first time in 17 years.
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Mar 18, 2024
Who’s winning the dollar store wars?
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As shoppers remain price-conscious, why is one U.S. dollar store chain thriving while another one flounders? Plus, SpaceX builds spy satellites for the Pentagon, and environmental protests impact operations at Tesla’s EV factory in Germany.
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Mar 18, 2024
A video game where the only violence is in the economics
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Made in Detroit, the interactive video game Dot’s Home takes users through a generations-long cycle of housing discrimination. Plus, Apple is in talks with Google for a potential AI integration.
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