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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Sep 21, 2020

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s economic legacy

    As a lawyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg won five of the six gender-equality cases she argued before the Supreme Court. Above, Ginsburg speaks at Georgetown University in February.
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    The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a legacy of rulings that defined many crucial areas of American life, including economic issues. Plus, evidence of a sweeping dirty money scandal among global banks. And, the latest on TikTok.

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  • Sep 21, 2020

    Big banks caught up in dirty money scandal

    The Treasury Department building.
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    Leaked documents reveal that criminals allegedly used a number of global banks to move about $2 trillion of dirty money around the world. Indian farmers protest new legislation which could end minimum support prices for certain crops.

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  • Sep 18, 2020

    A group of corporate CEOs is going the UN way, not the Trump way, on climate change

    A group of corporate CEOs is going the UN way, not the Trump way, on climate change
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    The Business Roundtable met this week and announced support for a comprehensive plan to battle climate change. Plus, airlines press for $25 billion more in aid. And, in France, government rules on wearing masks outdoors.

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  • Sep 18, 2020

    Digital divide could keep Black and Hispanic people out of future jobs

    Digital divide could keep Black and Hispanic people out of future jobs
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    A directive at Facebook coming from Mark Zuckerberg himself is set to curb political talk on the company’s internal messaging network. Plus, current and future racial inequities caused by unequal access to technology and training.

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  • Sep 18, 2020

    Could England face a second lockdown?

    Tighter rules on things like bar and restaurant activity could be coming back in England.

    The U.K. government is considering a second lockdown in England after a spike in coronavirus cases. Also, the path to a vaccine, from the head of a pharmaceutical manufacturing organization in Europe. And, a sightseeing flight to nowhere in Australia.

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  • Sep 17, 2020

    How do you advertise a COVID vaccine?

    "The problem with the word speed is that it sounds like you're racing. And while there is a sense of a race here, the real issue is urgency," Glen Nowak says.
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    An early sell-off on Wall Street, partly because of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s gloomy assessment of the economy. Plus, what’s being called the biggest sofware IPO of all time. And, the trust issue that comes with a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Sep 17, 2020

    Last call for passengers on Europe’s first “COVID-free” flight

    Rome-Fiumicino International Airport is running trials of rapid testing for the coronavirus.
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    Passengers traveling from one Italian airport can only board after taking an on-site coronavirus test. Plus, India’s decision to spend billions on Parliament building upgrades. And, the British retailer fed up with video calls.

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  • Sep 17, 2020

    What the Fed can’t do

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in June. The Fed has improved their outlook, one analyst said.
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    Fed Chair Jerome Powell offered a dreary assessment of the economy after his policymaking team’s last interest rate meeting before the elections. And, how homebuilders are trying to recruit more workers amid growing demand for new houses.

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  • Sep 16, 2020

    Trump’s controversial pick for the Fed might not make it

    Judy Shelton, nominee for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
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    Where did Americans spend their money in August? We have the latest data. Plus, A top Senate Republican says Federal Reserve Board nominee Judy Shelton does not have enough votes for confirmation. And, this notion of the “right” COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Sep 16, 2020

    Boeing, FAA did not really understand the faulty 737 Max, Congress finds

    Boeing, FAA did not really understand the faulty 737 Max, Congress finds
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    A congressional report blasts Boeing and the FAA for actions that led to 737 Max jet crashes. Plus, people are voluntarily quitting their jobs in a pandemic. And, making it easier for former inmates to become firefighters or EMTs.

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