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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 man walks  in front of the New York Stock Exchange in the early hours of the morning.
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    Europe’s markets down hard over the ebbing and flowing of concern around COVID-19. The rural areas in America seeing a business boost. Why the American workweek is not shrinking.

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  • Markets continue to feel COVID-19 chill

    Global markets still feeling coronavirus fears. Northern Italian towns remain on lockdown. South Korea keeps interest rates on hold, despite coronavirus spread and a weakened economy.

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  • FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MAY 23:  People gather together to ask  the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The nation wide protest at McDonald’s was held on the day of the company’s shareholder meeting.
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    Uncertainty over how COVID-19 will affect near-term bottom lines. National Labor Relations Board plans to make it harder for certain workers to unionize. The $24-billion industry of secondhand clothing.

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  • Amid developing news on COVID-19, U.S. consumer confidence has fallen back to its level at the start of 2020.
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    U.S. consumers primarily view the coronavirus as a risk to global economic growth. Companies in the travel business are managing the fallout from COVID-19. Some financial innovation geared toward retirement plans.

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  • A pedestrian walks past a display showing information of global stock markets outside a securities office in Tokyo, Japan, 26 February 2020.

    Global markets down again on fears of coronavirus spread. Hong Kong dishes out cash to its residents. South Africans brace for a crucial budget. Why European banks keep losing chief executives.

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  • There are at least 18 companies hard at work looking for something to knock down or vaccinate against COVID-19.
    Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images

    The 10-year Treasury yield briefly falls below its record closing level. HHS Secretary Alex Azar appears at four congressional hearings this week. The race is on for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Croydon Airport in South London. (Victoria Craig/BBC)

    The world’s first air traffic control tower was commissioned at Croydon Airport in the U.K. on Feb. 25, 1920, revolutionizing what would become the airline industry.

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  • Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 24, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.
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    U.S. stock index futures steady after Monday meltdown. The consequences of campaign fundraising. A window into the world of car insurance pricing.

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  • Global markets have recovered slightly after Monday's big losses.
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    From the BBC World Service… Global markets recover slightly after Monday’s big losses. The race for a coronavirus vaccine. President Trump promises comprehensive trade deal with India.

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  • An Italian soldier patrols by a check-point at the entrance of the small town of Vo Vecchio, situated in the red zone of the COVID-19 the novel coronavirus outbreak, northern Italy, on February 24, 2020.
    Marco Sabadin/AFP via Getty Images

    Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan report first-time infections, while South Korea and Italy see sharp increases in cases. Lowe’s and Home Depot will be releasing their quarterly earnings. SCOTUS hears a case over the contested $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

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