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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

  • A Tesla showroom stands in the Meatpacking district in Manhattan on June 6, 2018 in New York City.
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    They include Tesla’s anticipated introduction to the S&P 500 index on Monday. Plus, COVID relief package negotiations and the Federal Reserve. And, crime rates during the pandemic recession.

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  • How Robinhood makes its money
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    The popular app for trading stocks is in hot water, and will pay $65 million to settle SEC charges. Plus, another major antitrust lawsuit for Google. And, what to expect from the the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Biden.

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  • Despite the pandemic, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's core base continues to support him.
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    Much to the chagrin of President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Supreme Court rules in favor of mandatory vaccination. Plus, efforts in India to make sure its citizens are vaccinated based on need, not finances. And, “Cyberpunk 2077” is pulled from Sony’s online store.

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  • People receive bags of food, including turkeys, at a Thanksgiving food distribution site sponsored by area health centers, churches and local politicians on Nov. 20, 2020 in New York City.
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    Without more aid, one report says 5 million more people could fall into poverty next month. And even if a relief package passes very soon, it’ll still take a while to get money to people. Plus, the first fully at-home COVID test. And, how mall Santas have adjusted to the pandemic.

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  • Just like that, extra vaccine
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    More doses than expected per vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Plus, awaiting another COVID relief bill from Congress. Also, the increase in package shipping companies like FedEx are experiencing. And, the strain of remote school on parents who can’t do their jobs from home.

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  • The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test connects directly to users’ smartphone, providing for step-by-step instructions and display of test results.
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    Everything needed for the test — which the FDA gave emergency authorization — is inside the box, except for a smartphone.

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  • U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the country is in talks with the U.K. to try to seal a mini-deal to reduce trade tariffs.
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    Plus, Brazil has reserved $4 billion for vaccines that the country could roll out starting in February. And, we hear from the Australian company behind the rapid, at-home coronavirus test, which has been approved in the U.S.

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  • Customers wear face masks while waiting in line to shop inside a Best Buy store on Black Friday in Hawthorne, Calif., on Nov. 27, 2020.
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    Also, record numbers of daily COVID deaths in Germany as the country enters a four-week lockdown. And, college athletics departments looking to compensate for lost income turn to gambling partnerships.

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  • Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., stands alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a COVID-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill on Dec. 14, 2020 in Washington.
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    Plus, vaccines for residents and workers in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. And, an entrepreneur in Massachusetts has set up a text-based service to advise people if their material is racist.

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  • Australian barley farmers face 80% tariffs.
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    The trade dispute between Australia and China escalates, as Canberra moves to get the World Trade Organization involved over tariffs on Australian exports. And, in Santiago, Chile, protests to protect the country’s pioneering pension program.

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