Samantha Fields
Senior Reporter
SHORT BIO
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 (524)
Wesleyan ditches legacy admissions
Jul 20, 2023
But many schools are expected to hang on to legacy admissions for financial reasons.
Financially, FEMA may not be equipped to handle climate change
Jul 20, 2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund is likely to be in the red sometime next month.
Why prices of some EVs are falling
Jul 19, 2023
As companies announce price cuts on their electric vehicles, they hope to encourage more customers to shell out.
What to look for as bank earnings reports start rolling in
Jul 13, 2023
Coming after a series of bank failures, the quarterly results indicate the sector's financial condition and offer clues about the larger economy.
Wages have started to outpace inflation. But let's not get too excited.
Jul 12, 2023
Wage growth beat inflation in May and June for the first time since March 2021. But economists say two months do not a trend make.
Minimum wage gets a mini increase in some states
Jul 7, 2023
The federal minimum wage has been the same since 2009: $7.25 an hour.
As student loan repayments are set to restart, the Education Department looks to ease the transition
Jul 3, 2023
For one thing: the first year after payments restart, borrowers who fall behind won’t be penalized.
Risk of electricity shortages rises with extreme heat waves
Jun 28, 2023
Supply shortfall caused by spiking demand during extreme summer weather could affect two-thirds of the U.S.
A muffin? That'll be $5.50. (Thank inflation.)
Jun 21, 2023
Inflation is cooling, but food prices are still much higher than they were a year ago. Bakery products, in particular.
New house construction is booming. Here's why most of it isn't affordable.
Jun 20, 2023
There may be more supply, but it tends to cater to demand at the higher end of the income spectrum.