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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

  • Greeks will welcome visitors from the mainland to its picturesque islands.
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    Domestic tourism could be key to this summer’s vacation season. Greece’s island beaches will welcome mainland visitors. In the Czech Republic, people can drink a cold beer inside a bar. Dubai’s malls await shoppers. 

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  • Traffic could fall to a record low for Memorial Day weekend, despite cheap gas prices.
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    The Hong Kong stock market took a dive today after China signaled moves to tighten Beijing’s control over the territory. The Fed’s pessimism. The average gas price is $1.90 a gallon, but who’s driving? The 40th anniversary of Pac-Man.

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  • Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong object to an announcement from the National People's Congress that Beijing would enact national security legislation in the semi-autonomous territory.
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    Hong Kong’s status as a global business hub could be under threat. There are growing concerns over China’s plans to impose a new national security law on the city. What could MLB learn from South Korea’s baseball league? 

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  • Consumer Reports drew up a number of false and misleading ads about coronavirus, including one that made a case for drinking bleach. They were all approved.
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    We speak with the president and CEO of Consumer Reports about, among other things, holding social media accountable during COVID-19. Plus, in a break from tradition, no new target for economic growth in China.

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  • "What we're talking about now is government having its ownership fingers on probably all types of business imaginable," Lord Paul Myners said.
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    The speed at which governments are having to decide which companies to offer assistance to has echoes of the 2008 financial crisis.

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  • First-time unemployment claims are down slightly from the week before.
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    It’s now 39 million people that have filed first-time unemployment claims since the lockdowns started. Mortgage loan delinquencies skyrocket. Marketplace’s podcast “The Uncertain Hour” has a new episode out about the wealth and poverty history of quarantines.

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  • A bipartisan bill passed in the Senate intends to compel all foreign companies to allow American regulators access to their books.
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    The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that could force some foreign companies off American stock exchanges. Citi announced it will buy up Paycheck Protection Program loans. Toward the bottom rung of California’s housing market, conditions can be unsafe.

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  • Facebook says it will "take down" COVID-19 misinformation.
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    Mark Zuckerberg insists Facebook will only remove content that risks real imminent harm. Airlines race to get travelers back in the sky. How can governments help companies at risk of financial collapse?

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  • Is it good or bad interest rates are staying this low?
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    The CBO forecasts the U.S. economy will shrink at a 38% annualized rate this quarter. Small upticks in ticket sales for summer travel. Which colleges will reopen this fall? An appeal for France’s city dwellers to help out on farms.

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  • Eating at restaurants, going to the gym, attending college classes: How do you assign risk values to these various activities?
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    MIT researchers have created a framework to assess the “cumulative risk” of opening various businesses and public spaces. Johnson & Johnson says it’ll stop selling the talc-based version of its baby powder. The SBA says PPP loans are getting smaller.

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