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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020.
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    Can Super Tuesday results be seen in the stock market? Italy calls for two-week closure of schools and universities because of COVID-19. How Beijing is operating with the absence of migrant workers.

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  • U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a briefing on the administration's coronavirus response in the press briefing room of the White House on March 3, 2020 in Washington.
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    Investors flock to bonds. How Americans without health insurance will handle virus testing and treatment. Chinese migrant workers turn to their savings to combat the effects of quarantines.

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  • India is a leader in the world's generic drug market.
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    India has restricted the export of some drug ingredients and medicines because of COVID-19. Africa-based airlines have so far lost $400 million. How Beijing’s shopkeepers are faring in the face of the coronavirus.

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  • Fed makes emergency moves
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    Fed cuts interest rates by half a percentage point. Amazon cracks down on those selling COVID-19-related products at inflated prices. Quebec, Canada, as a potential giant storage battery to fight climate change.

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  • What effect will cutting interest rates have on the global economy?
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    G-7 leaders hold an emergency call on how to lift the global economy amid virus threats. What COVID-19 is doing to supply chains. And what travel insurance will and will not cover.

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  • Australia cuts interest rates
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    Australia’s central bank cuts interest rates. The airline industry asks regulators to suspend rules on takeoff and landing slots. Paris could ban patio heaters due to climate concerns.

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  • A subway car full of passengers is seen on Feb. 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy.
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    U.S. 10-year interest rate probes new lows. Worker sick days in the context of COVID-19. Travel industry grapples with cancellations, changes amid the outbreak.

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  • This picture taken on March 2, 2020 shows a screen with a graphic updates on the progress of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak around the world, on March 2, 2020.
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    Fresh economic forecasting from the OECD points to global growth slowdown. Market volatility beyond the coronavirus. The British food industry adapts to veganism.

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  • A couple wearing protective face mask walks past an electronic quotation board displaying share prices of Bangkok Stock Exchange in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2020.
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    Financial markets open higher after losses last week. British negotiators arrive in Brussels to begin talks about a new trade deal with the EU. Overnight sleeper trains in Europe are making a comeback.

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  • We're on track for the week with the biggest stock losses since the 2008 financial crisis.
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    Stock indices and bond yields are falling again on Friday. S&P 500 sees its fastest correction in history. One drug with the potential to fight coronavirus already in the development pipeline.

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