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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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  • A row of new Ford trucks at a Ford dealership in Colma, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    The news of 15,000 more coronavirus cases is now worrying investors. Financial regulators are scrutinizing the relationship between the CEO of Barclays and Jeffrey Epstein. Analyzing the possible links between the uptick in truck sales and pedestrian deaths.

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  • Executives are navigating new technologies, new competitors and fallout from the trade war as they scramble for talent in a tight labor market.
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    The Senate takes a look at President Trump’s controversial Fed nominees. More CEOs are quitting. Are the U.S. and China actually on track to decouple?

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  • An employee is pictured next to the logo of MWC20 (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona.
    Reuters

    The world’s largest cellphone conference is canceled on coronavirus fears. Barclays CEO’s links to Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny. The Seychelles swaps debt for environmental action.

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  • Feb 12, 2020

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    Swiss Roger Federer raises the trophy after his 10th victory at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel on October 27, 2019.
    FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

    The FTC is scrutinizing tech giants’ acquisitions more closely. Investors don’t seem to pay be paying attention to the Democratic primaries. The House holds a hearing on diversity in banking. Tennis star Roger Federer is set to become a billionaire.

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  • Buying a house in the Bay Area of California has become out of reach for a lot of families.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    It’s Day 2 of intense questioning from lawmakers on Capitol Hill for Fed chair Jerome Powell. Sirius is investing big in Soundcloud, a destination for up-and-coming musicians. A new startup is helping teachers reach the dream of homeownership.

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  • Commuters in a Hong Kong subway station wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus ahead of the Chinese New Year on Jan. 23.
    Vivek Prakash/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service… Global markets are steady as speculation grows that coronavirus spread has peaked. Nissan sues former chairman Carlos Ghosn. Argentina starts crucial debt talks with the IMF.

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  • Cooks at Hugo’s restaurant in Houston, Texas, prepare for the lunch shift.
    Macie Kelly/Houston Public Media

    Despite relatively great job and trade numbers, many other factors are contributing to slower growth. Delinquencies are rising rapidly in the subprime auto loan sector. The restaurant industry looks to immigration reform to deal with a worker shortage.

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  • Ready, willing and disabled
    ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images

    The economic fallout inside and outside of China continues as the coronavirus spreads. Fed chair Jerome Powell will have a lot to talk about when he goes before Congress Wednesday. Employment remains elusive for many people with disabilities.

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  • South Korea's Black Eagles aerobatics team perform an aerial display during a preview at the Singapore Airshow at Changi exhibition center in Singapore on February 14, 2016.  The Singapore Airshow 2016 begins on February 16 to 21.   AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN        (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Seventy companies have stayed away from the Singapore aviation industry event, but the show goes on. After two years of growth, global energy emissions remain unchanged. We hear what people think about tipping in Shanghai.

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  • Patients may like the sound of "Medicare-for-all," but for many of the hospitals and doctors who would treat them, it's a nonstarter. 
    JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

    Global supply chains around the world are getting hit hard by the coronavirus, including for the many Apple products made in China. A new study finds people nearing retirement fear they won’t be able to afford their health care.

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