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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Sep 12, 2019

    Coal comfort

    Unemployed Blackjewel coal miner Chris Lewis shows his tattoo as he participates in a blockade along the railroad tracks that lead to one of Blackjewel's mines on August 08, 2019 near Cumberland, Kentucky.
    Scott Olson/Getty Images

    Uber ignores California’s new labor law. Trump cracks down on vaping. Laid-off Kentucky coal miners are closer to a deal with their former employer.

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  • Sep 12, 2019

    European Central Bank plans next steps

    A view of euro banknotes.
    PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images

    The European Central Bank will probably cut rates today. The first World Vaccination Summit is happening in Brussels. Brazil’s biofuel industry hopes to keep ethanol on top.

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  • Sep 11, 2019

    The street cred of stealing an “Old Town Road” sign

    Lil Nas X performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
    Kevin Winter/Getty Images

    The stock market is deceivingly quiet. The cost of damages from excessive drinking dwarfs alcohol tax revenue. Wellesley, Massachusetts is sick of “Old Town Road” for a very specific reason.

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  • Sep 11, 2019

    Reaching out to women to curb gun violence

    Dorothy Johnson-Speight holds a picture of her son, Khaaliq. He was fatally shot in Philadelphia in 2001 by a neighbor who was a convicted felon and should not have been able to own a gun.
    Miles Bryan for Marketplace

    U.S. firms in China are feeling a bit squeezed these days. Operation Lipstick reaches out to women to curb illegal gun transfers. Dentists aren’t all smiles about the “tele-dental” industry.

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  • Sep 11, 2019

    London Stock Exchange faces Asian takeover bid

    A reception desk at London Stock Exchange on August 29, 2019 in London, England.
    Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

    The London Stock Exchange has received an unexpected takeover bid from an Asian rival. Germany’s budget is under scrutiny amid recession fears. We take a look at the human hair trade.

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  • Sep 10, 2019

    “Public charge” and childhood poverty

    California attorney General Xavier Becerra looks at a poster that is displayed during a news conference with California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the California State Capitol on August 16, 2019 in Sacramento, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    Americans are borrowing a lot. Apple’s product reveals of late are just “meh.” How will restrictive public charge policies affect future generations of immigrants?

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  • Sep 10, 2019

    Big worries for small business

    The graph representing the Stock is seen on a TV screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2019 in New York City.
    JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images

    3M faces Congress over its use of PFAS. What’s the economic impact of Hurricane Dorian on The Bahamas? Recession talk wears on small business.

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  • Sep 10, 2019

    Pork prices are soaring in China

    A customer checks pork meat at a market in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 10, 2019.
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    Pork prices jump 47% in China because of African swine fever. Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma is stepping down. A gloomy mood pervades the Frankfurt Motor Show this year.

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  • Sep 9, 2019

    China exports to US drop as trade war continues

    Trade warfare, export and import, tariffs, cargo containers, China and the United States

    China’s exports to the U.S. fell by 16% in August ahead of scheduled trade talks in October. California considers a bill to reclassify the employment status of gig workers. And how headphones could help with hearing loss. 

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  • Sep 9, 2019

    Spending bill top of the agenda as Congress returns

    What are some potential obstacles that await Democrats as they prepare to implement the Inflation Reduction Act?
    Nicholas Kamim/AFP/Getty Images

    Congress returns from summer recess to a slate of legislative business including hashing out a spending bill before the end of the month. Gig workers could be reclassified as employees, if a California bill passes. And a profile of one of the “GM Gypsies.”

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