Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

Latest from Meredith Garretson Morbey

  • Flags seen on the streets of Zug in June 21 2017 in Zug, Switzerland
    James D. Morgan/Getty

    From the BBC World Service… Swiss stocks are barred from trading on E.U. exchanges amid a stalemate in trade negotiations. OPEC eyes another round of production cuts. Plus, Nokia responds after an executive comments on Huawei security.

    Read More
  • French police officers detain a man suspected of pickpocketing in Paris during a 2015 crackdown on pickpockets and street scammers targeting mostly tourists.
    MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

    One things world leaders at odds at G20 can agree on: global trade is bad. Retirees are losing out big by claiming social security too soon. How are markets reacting to trade negotiations in Osaka? Paris police are cracking down on pickpockets.

    Read More
  • An inspector approved by the regional federation of truffle harvesters smells a black truffles (tuber melanosporum), on December 23, 2018, during an inspection at a truffle market in Rognes, southeastern France.
    GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images

    Trump and Xi rendezvous at the G-20 summit. Californians are paying the highest gas taxes in the country. What’s the true cost of those expensive truffles in your fancy pasta?

    Read More
  • U.S. President Donald Trump walks off with other world leaders after family photo session at the G20 summit on June 28, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)

    All eyes are on President Trump and his Chinese counterpart at the G20 in Japan. The former head of the WTO sounds off. Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, we look at efforts to support LGBTQ communities through their golden years.

    Read More
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30:   Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Fed has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    Can U.S. foreign aid really curb immigration? Members of the Fed throw shade at a very critical president. Trump’s auto tariff threats make German manufacturers nervous.

    Read More
  • Democratic presidential hopeful former US Representative for Texas' 16th congressional district Beto O'Rourke prepares for an interview in the Spin Room after participating in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2019.
    JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

    The FAA spots another issue in Boeing’s grounded 737-MAX planes. A Spanish-language network co-hosts a presidential debate for the first time. What’s ahead for Trump and Xi at the G20?

    Read More
  • US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives in Osaka for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. World leaders will use the summit to discuss issues including climate change and the global economy.  (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

    We look ahead to the G20 meeting of world leaders in Osaka, Japan. Who are the winners and losers from President Trump’s trade war? Germany braces for its own tariff showdown.

    Read More
  • President Trump can’t seem to get on the same page with… well… anyone. Bernie Sanders’ and Elizabeth Warren’s student loan forgiveness policies might not be so “woke” after all. A witness to the Stonewall riots looks back at the historic protests 50 years on.

    Read More
  • Rita Ora stops by the Absolut Openhouse Tent at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to Celebrate Acceptance with Fans, Featuring New Song, "Proud" on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California.
    Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Absolut

    Lesser-known Dems try to raise their profiles and money through this week’s debates. The DOJ looks into chicken-pricing collusion. As corporations capitalize on Pride Month, Absolut Vodka has been an ally to the LGBTQ community for decades.

    Read More
  • Jun 26, 2019

    The cost of Ebola

    A medical assistant uses a non-contact thermometer to check the temperature of people from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Ebola screening point bordering with DRC in Mpondwe, western Uganda. (Photo: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump, technology and tariffs in China. Strengthening trade ties between the U.S. and India. The impact on households and businesses in Africa following the latest Ebola outbreak.

    Read More