Samantha Fields
Senior Reporter
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Samantha Fields is a senior reporter at Marketplace.
She’s particularly interested in how the economy affects people’s everyday lives, and a lot of her coverage focuses on economic inequality, housing and climate change.
She’s also reported and produced for WCAI and The GroundTruth Project, the “NPR Politics Podcast,” NPR’s midday show, “Here & Now,” Vermont Public Radio and Maine Public Radio. She got her start in journalism as a reporter for a community paper, The Wellesley Townsman, and her start in radio as an intern and freelance producer at “The Takeaway” at WNYC. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Latest Stories (510)
Consumers might wish for prices to drop, but here's why deflation is not a good thing
Mar 12, 2024
Most of the time deflation is a signal of a struggling economy. Disinflation — when prices still increase, just more slowly — is the goal.
What does it take to convert office buildings into housing?
Feb 28, 2024
New York, like many cities, wants to provide more housing and soak up empty office space. But the transition can be complex and costly.
How recalls can affect a company's bottom line — and future sales
Feb 28, 2024
A recent Toyota recall affects more than 280,000 vehicles. But not all recalls are created equal in terms of how they color a company's brand and long-term customer loyalty.
2023 was a big year for the hotel industry. Has its recovery peaked?
Feb 20, 2024
Hotels increased prices per room in 2023. But occupancy was still below pre-pandemic levels.
If your student loans were forgiven last year, what does that mean for your tax bill?
Feb 15, 2024
Due to a temporary change in the law, student loan forgiveness is not considered federally taxable income. State tax laws vary, though.
Why some college athletes want to unionize
Feb 7, 2024
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Dartmouth's men's basketball players are employees who can form a union.
Why does a bank sell your mortgage?
Feb 6, 2024
Most are sold into the secondary market, which increases liquidity and makes it easier to get a mortgage at a lower interest rate.
U.S. productivity is up for the third quarter in a row. What does that mean?
Feb 1, 2024
Rising productivity makes possible rising living standards over time.
Profits from sales of median-price homes fell slightly last year, but are still pretty huge
Jan 25, 2024
People who sold a median-price home last year made more than $120,000 in profit on a typical sale, according to a new report out today from the property data company ATTOM.
Rents for New York retail space haven’t caught up to pre-pandemic highs
Jan 23, 2024
Retail rents in Manhattan in late 2023 were still 20% to 30% below 2019 levels, thanks in part to fewer tourists and office workers.