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Victoria Craig

Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street,  reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

Latest from Victoria Craig

  • Will Biden address antitrust concerns with an executive order?
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    There are reports the White House could be readying a big push for more competition across the U.S. economy and limits on companies that wield a lot of power. And, a closer look at stock buybacks now that the Federal Reserve has lifted pandemic restrictions on banks that curtailed shareholder payouts.

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  • Author Keith Ferrazzi says remote and hybrid work lets organizations expand who's involved in decision-making.
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    If hybrid and remote work persist as may be the case, Keith Ferrazzi has some ideas to make the meetings shorter, less frequent and much more productive. Plus, United Airlines’ massive plane order and what it says about the future of air travel. And, keeping an eye on rising oil prices and how OPEC may react in a meeting this week.

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  • For decades, countries in Africa have imported 99% of their vaccines, but the COVID pandemic is driving changes to that approach.
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    From the BBC World Service: A new United Nations report says unequal distribution of shots is one factor in the loss of trillions of dollars from the global tourism industry, especially in developing countries. For Africa, could ambitious plans to expand vaccine production in Kenya and other countries reduce the need to import shots and aid economies? Plus, why the Euronext stock exchange operator decided to move its computer servers from London to Bergamo, Italy, after Brexit.

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  • Euronext CEO and Chairman Stéphane Boujnah in Paris in 2019.
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    The stock exchange’s core infrastructure had to move from Britain to Italy as a result of Brexit.

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  • Banks are about to start sending a lot of cash to shareholders
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    The Federal Reserve has released the nation’s biggest banks from pandemic limits on how much money they can return to shareholders. Banks are preparing to hike dividends and increase buybacks. Also, the latest round of data shows home prices went up yet again. Plus, in states where pandemic unemployment benefits have been cut early, some people left benefit rolls even before deadlines hit. Some of them have found work and some of them haven’t. And, the latest NFT: an orchestra in Tennessee working with a local composer who’s looking for more control over her work.

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  • The chain Wingstop just launched a brand focused on another part of the bird, calling itself "Thighstop."
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    Food shortages in the U.S. are running deeper right now. At least nine fast-food chains and restaurants surveyed by Reuters acknowledged some of their locations are dealing with shortages of key ingredients and products, as firms deal with end-of-lockdown distortions in supply chains. Plus, Facebook escapes one big antitrust lawsuit … for now. And, a new season of “Million Bazillion,” Marketplace’s podcast about money for kids and their families, and this week’s episode — all about taxes.

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  • India outlines a fresh economic stimulus package
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    From the BBC World Service: How rural India, where 70% of the population lives, has been dealing with the costs of coronavirus. And, the head of securities trading at the London Stock Exchange says post-Brexit trading has gone smoothly so far.

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  • London Stock Exchange off to best start for IPOs since 2014
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    That’s despite Brexit and a recent transition period that some expected would bring volatility to U.K. financial services.

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  • We’re still trying to figure out where everyone is going to work
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    And one area we’re watching as companies choose when and how to reopen is office furniture. Many businesses actually sold their furniture last year, and now getting facilities ready might not be as simple as dusting off the desks — because there might not be desks left to dust. Plus, a preview for the June data on hiring and unemployment which the government releases this Friday. And, in California, training a workforce to build and maintain electric vehicles.

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  • It's been six months since the end of a Brexit transition period for the U.K. How are financial companies moving forward?
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    It’s an industry that, in 2019, contributed nearly $200 billion to the U.K.’s economy, and supported nearly a million jobs.

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