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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

  • Battle for our eyes: As Disney+ announces UK launch date, Netflix reports its results

    Netflix results are out as Disney+ announces its U.K. launch. What the coronavirus could mean for global trade. Corruption on an epic scale in Angola.

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  • The floor of the Texas House of Representatives.
    Andrew Schneider

    The spread of norovirus hits Chinese markets. President Trump remains bullish on “his” booming economy in Davos. When will consumers get their fill of streaming services? Texas could become a target for out-of-state donors.

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  • Demonstrators march in the snow in 2015 through Lafayette Park, outside the White House, to rally against the Supreme Court's decision in favor of Citizens United.
    Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

    President Trump touts the booming U.S. economy at Davos. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin teases another tax cut. How political campaigns have changed ten years after Citizens United.

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  • A woman wears a mask near the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which has been linked to cases of coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province
    Getty Images

    As more die from the Wuhan virus, stocks in Chinese drug makers surge. The “next trade war.” What the rail strike means for Paris tourism.

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  • Attendees walk past the Microsoft logo during the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 6.
    Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

    Microsoft promises to erase its carbon footprint by 2050. Climate change is the big item on the docket for Davos 2020.

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  • Trump’s 3-year report card

    How is Trump’s economy doing three years in? Unionizing the video game industry. The longest-running strike in France is coming to an end.

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  • Jan 20, 2020

    A royal future?

    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex depart Canada House in London in early January
    Getty Images

    British investment in Africa. An end to the longest-running strike in French history. How much could Harry and Meghan make from their split.

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  • Thru the wringer for $100K a year
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    What can we expect from forthcoming deals with China? The government wants journalists to write their stories by hand when reporting on certain economic data. A six-figure salary as a fast food restaurant manager is very well-deserved.

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  • How to un-Huawei an entire industry
    Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

    China’s growth is the slowest it’s been in 26 years, and the birth rate is not helping. It’s Canada’s turns to sign the USMCA. How Germany’s car industry grew to depend on Huawei.

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  • A stock image depicting a grandfather with his grandson

    China’s birth rate falls to its lowest in seven decades. Why one of the world’s richest women wants to become president of Angola. A British coin sells for a record $1.3m.

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