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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.

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  • Sep 5, 2022

    European energy crisis awaits the new U.K. prime minister

    The Palace of Westminster in London, England.
    (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: We broadcast from Westminster outside the Houses of Parliament in London as the U.K. waits to find out more about who will replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister. For analysis, we are joined by Shanti Keleman, Chief Investment Officer at M&G Wealth Investments and Jill Rutter, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank. And we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the global edition of Marketplace Morning Report, with some highlights from around the world. 

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  • Sep 5, 2022

    Air travel could still be a pain in the fall, but at least it might be less crowded

    Passengers wait at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia over Presidents Day weekend. The TSA screened more than 2 million people on Friday and Sunday.
    Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images

    As Labor Day weekend wraps up, a snapshot of the upcoming fall season of air travel reveals that some of the frustrations from the summer will carry over, but crowds might thin out. We discuss how lockdowns in China are forcing companies to rethink their global diversification efforts.

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  • Sep 2, 2022

    The labor market may have hit that sweet spot

    The manufacturing and construction sectors have done pretty well throughout the pandemic, but But, jobs in travel, hotels and restaurants are still way down.
    Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

    Jobs Day numbers are here, and so is Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives to discuss them. We also discuss the variety of factors that have led to the homelessness situation in New York. 

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  • Sep 2, 2022

    Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level

    Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level
    Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images

    Union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have scored a legal victory. An aging water infrastructure is the culprit behind a troubling water shortage in the Mississippi capital of Jackson. The BBC checks in from Portugal, where new tech awaits the axe wielders who take part in the cork harvest.

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  • Sep 2, 2022

    Pakistan floods cause food crisis

    CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN - SEPTEMBER 2: Flood victims child as they try to survive under hard conditions following deadly flash floods In Zatula village of Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on September 02, 2022. (Photo by Hussain Ali/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Record-breaking floods across Pakistan are estimated to have washed away 45% of the nation’s croplands and with resources on the ground in short supply, delivering aid is a mammoth task. Australia’s government is moving quickly to try to address a chronic worker shortage that’s left businesses scrambling across the country; it will raise its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade. And nations in the Western Balkans are meeting to discuss more regional economic co-operation.

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  • Sep 1, 2022

    A speed limit on Germany’s Autobahn? It’s a discussion again.

    BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 03: Cars and traffic fill the A100 ring highway at dusk on November 3, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is heatedly debating the introduction of highway tolls (in German: Maut), which in the current form proposed by German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt would be levied solely on foreigners. Dobrindt's office argues that this is not discrimination, which would be illegal under European Union law, since Germans already pay an annual car tax.
    Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    First, Diane Swonk of KPMG joins us for today’s talk about what the markets are doing in the wake of new unemployment data. The Biden administration’s restrictions on computer chip sales to China and Russia have put a Silicon Valley chipmaker in a bind. The BBC reports on how the idea of speed limits on Germany’s Autobahn has accelerated debate among drivers.

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  • Sep 1, 2022

    What the Rolling Stones can teach us about getting (business) satisfaction

    LONDON - AUGUST 21: The Rolling Stones perform at the O2 Arena August 21, 2007 in London, England.
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    But first, Oxfam America put together a list of the best (and worst) states for workers to live in, and there are a few things that link the worst states together. We talk to senior economics contributor Chris Farrell about the economic lessons one can take from the Rolling Stones.

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  • Sep 1, 2022

    Could more skilled migration solve Australia’s chronic worker shortage?

    With almost full employment, Australia is grappling with not having enough workers for the the available jobs.
    Martin Ollman/Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Australia’s government is holding a two-day summit in Canberra with business groups and trade unions to figure out what to do about a lack of workers for some jobs. Also, the International Monetary Fund approved a $1.2 billion loan for Sri Lanka to prevent an all-out economic collapse, after a week of talks with government officials. And, in Ethiopia, we hear about the early effects of losing out on a lucrative U.S. trade deal because of the unrest in the country.

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  • Aug 31, 2022

    Let’s kick the tires on this new hiring data

    Thursday’s report on gross domestic product may show a contracting economy, but recessions are typically determined by a wider range of data.
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    Susan Schmidt checks in with us for our discussion about market activity as the ADP jobs report numbers emerge. Some states still plan on taxing canceled student loan debt. We look into where gig workers fit in with this constantly reshaping economy.

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  • Aug 31, 2022

    A peek under the hood of the “retooled” ADP employment report

    A peek under the hood of the “retooled” ADP employment report
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    Today, ADP Research Institute and Stanford Economy Lab releases what they say is more detailed employment data. We talk about what it’s like to form a startup under the current economic conditions.

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