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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Oil wells pump the oil fields of California's southern Central Valley. 
    David McNew/Getty Images

    Oil prices spike after Iran vowed to take revenge on the U.S. for killing its top military general. Companies have added ping-pong tables, beer fridges and even saunas to their offices, but is having fun at work good for business?

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  • Stacey Price owns Shop Made in D.C., a local boutique that sells clothing, accessories and art by Washington designers.
    Mikaela Lefrak

    The new year is bringing clarity on some major trade deals. States are taking on consumer data protection. Designers are making Washington D.C. a fashion destination.

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  • A sign points the way to a parking lot in Austin's popular South Congress district.
    Samuel King

    Illinois aims for transparency in A.I.-assisted job interviews. Google vows to stop the use of the “Double Irish Dutch Sandwich.” Remembering the late David Stern’s tenure as NBA commissioner. How the lack of parking is affecting hiring in Austin.

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  • English dictionaries, including Oxford English, in Beijing book shop, China
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    As Australia’s bush fires rage, economic and psychological costs mount. Google ditches a controversial tax. How English is changing the world. 

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  • What the U.S. economy could do better in 2020
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    Economic experts weigh in on their New Year’s resolutions for the U.S. economy.

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  • What’s next for Time’s Up?
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    Plus: How academics are trying to reduce their carbon footprint and what to expect from Big Tech this decade.

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  • New year, new rules for low-paid managers
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    What a new overtime pay rule could mean for low-paid managers and ringing in the new year with … solar panels. 

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  • Big Tech is so 2010s
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    Plus, if you thought board games were a thing of the past, think again. 

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  • Dr. Amber Edwards at work.
    Blake Farmer

    A look back at what shook markets in 2019. Gen-Zers are turning to resale apps to get rid of unwanted gifts. What accounts for the shortage of female heart surgeons?

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  • Protesters take part in a human chain rally at the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong on December 31, 2019.
    ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images

    Nissan’s former chief Carlos Ghosn flees Japan for Lebanon. Taxing e-cigarettes is having unintended consequences. What does economic uncertainty spell for emerging markets in 2020?

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