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 (523)
Buyers snap up U.S. Treasury I bonds before interest rate deadline
Oct 28, 2022
Treasury's website was overwhelmed as investors clamored for the inflation-adjusted savings bonds to lock in a 9.62% rate.
A window is closing for government, nonprofit employees to get student loans forgiven
Oct 27, 2022
A federal program used to reject most applications. But a Biden administration waiver has allowed forgiveness for $14 billion in loans.
How the pandemic created an unexpected "baby bump"
Oct 19, 2022
The country's birth rate rose in 2021, thanks — at least in part to — schedule flexibility provided by remote work, a study author says.
Over-the-counter hearing aids bring savings and convenience
Oct 17, 2022
Over 40 million Americans with some form of hearing loss could benefit from the ease of buying a hearing aid at their local pharmacy.
Up, up, and away: Airfare ascends 43% in a year
Oct 13, 2022
A lot of people want to fly, and airlines have fewer seats to sell.
Computer prices are down, along with demand, data shows
Oct 11, 2022
Shipments of PCs are down nearly 20%, as businesses try to clear existing inventory.
Social Security recipients to get their biggest cost-of-living raise in over 40 years
Oct 10, 2022
The adjustment is likely to be announced this week and expected to be around 9%. It's welcome news for recipients struggling with inflation.
How SNAP expands to help after a natural disaster
Oct 5, 2022
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP, helps people access food aid or replace groceries damaged by disasters like Hurricane Ian.
Buyer beware: some used vehicles coming on the market could have been flooded in Hurricane Ian
Oct 3, 2022
Experts say it is worth looking up a car's history before buying.
Much of the damage from Hurricane Ian will be from flooding, but will homeowners be covered?
Sep 30, 2022
Regular homeowner's insurance policies don't cover water damage from storm surge, or flood waters from the ground up.