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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Jul 25, 2022

    Sales are up for this artisanal biscuit maker, but inflation is taking a huge bite

    "At the end of the day, sales being up are great, but if you're not making money, it creates a whole new set of problems," says Carrie Morey, founder and owner of Callie's Hot Little Biscuit in Charleston, South Carolina.
    Courtesy Libba Osborne

    Ingredients are up 30%, says Carrie Morey of Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit in South Carolina. But passing along costs poses other problems.

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  • Jul 22, 2022

    U.S. assembly lines are slowing down. That’s a sign.

    Workers build a Ford Focus on the assembly line at Ford's assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan.
    Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

    We check in on the state of manufacturers, and it turns out they have some concerns. The Chinese ride-hailing app Didi just got hit with a billion-dollar fine over cybersecurity. After an economic crisis more than a decade ago forced people to leave Greece, there are signs people are coming back.

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  • Jul 22, 2022

    Oh, Snap. Social media company stocks are dropping.

    NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 2: A Snapchat logo stuffed animal sits on the desk of a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap Inc. shares opened at 24 dollars per share on the NYSE.
    Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    So far, earnings season has not been great to social media companies that depend on ad sales. We take a deeper look into the spike in jobless claims. Some school districts have had to get creative in finding teachers as the start of the school year approaches.

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  • Jul 22, 2022

    Ukraine and Russia reportedly ready to sign deal to secure safe export of grain

    Picture taken on June 11, 2022 shows the loading barley onto a cargo ship Sormovo-2 in the international port of Rostov-on-Don. - This cargo ship will shipment to Turkey. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Turkey has announced it has negotiated a plan between Russia and Ukraine to potentially allow vital exports to resume through the Black Sea. Sri Lanka’s new president announces that he’ll maintain his role as finance minister. And we hear from the people reversing the trend of brain drain in Greece.

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  • Jul 21, 2022

    Europe has finally joined the anti-inflation club

    Cyclists near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany.
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    We start off with Diane Swonk of KPMG for a snapshot of today’s market activity. The BBC’s Victoria Craig checks in from Greece regarding the European Central Bank’s interest rate hike. A survey finds troubling inequities in who gets paid time off. Major League Baseball has reached a pact with minor leaguers over pay.

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  • Jul 21, 2022

    Recession fears pause hiring for Big Tech companies

    Recession fears pause hiring for Big Tech companies
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    The growing concerns about a recession are forcing many tech companies to re-evaluate staffing in a variety of ways. We speak to an epidemiologist about how the monkeypox outbreak is shining a light on still-existing health infrastructure issues.

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  • Jul 21, 2022

    ECB finally raises rates, but pain of debt crisis still lingers in Greece

    A man walks past a "one euro" store in central Athens on July 2, 2015. Greece's left-wing government "may very well" resign if a referendum this weekend on bailout conditions results in a 'Yes' vote, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in a radio interview on July 2. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: The European Central Bank will raise interest rates today for the first time in 11 years. What does that mean for heavily indebted southern European countries like Greece? Victoria Craig has this special edition of the program live from Athens.

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  • Jul 20, 2022

    Housing market feels the effects of higher interest rates

    A "For Sale by Owner" sign is posted in front of property in Monterey Park, California on April 29, 2020. - Home prices in the US grew in February to its highest level in over a year heading into the traditional Spring selling season but momentum in the nation's housing market has been reversed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Susan Schmidt discusses market activity with us as numbers show dropping home sales and mortgage applications. Also, the BBC provides an update on how Europe is handling the Russian gas conundrum. We speak with the BBC’s Victoria Craig about the interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.

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  • Jul 20, 2022

    Tesla plans to bring (faster) power to the people

    PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Tesla cars recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on April 14, 2022 in Pasadena, California. California has unveiled a proposal which would end the sale of gasoline-powered cars while requiring all new cars to have zero emissions by 2035.
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    The electric car giant is expected to roll out adapters for its Supercharger system, which can charge vehicles in minutes. Also, the European Central Bank is on the verge of following the Fed’s anti-inflation play of raising interest rates.

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  • Jul 20, 2022

    Sri Lanka has a new president. But can he heal the country?

    Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on after a marathon debate in parliament in Colombo on April 4, 2018. Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe faced a no-confidence motion that has widened a rift in the ruling coalition and worsened political turmoil in the island nation. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s president by the parliament. The European Commission is expected to outline proposals for EU countries to reduce their gas consumption by up to 15%. And we catch up with Marketplace’s Victoria Craig, who’s in Greece ahead of tomorrow’s expected rate hike from the European Central Bank.

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