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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

  • Can ping pong and turtle ponds make working in customer service more enjoyable?
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    U.S. businesses are bracing for an economic slowdown. Virgin Galactic is set to trade on the NYSE. Louis Vuitton offers to buy Tiffany’s. Comcast is trying to make the job of customer service agent more bearable.

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  • Tiffany & Co. receives $14.5-billion takeover bid
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    French luxury giant LVMH offers to buy iconic American jeweler Tiffany’s for $120 per share in cash. Markets react to Argentina’s election results. India’s economic slowdown affects the annual Diwali celebrations.

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  • This picture taken on June 25, 2019 in Clermont-Ferrand shows a personal care assistant holding the hand of an elderly person as she visits her house to help her to avoid heatstroke and dehydration during the heatwave. - Forecasters say Europeans will feel sizzling heat this week with temperatures soaring as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in an "unprecedented" June heatwave hitting much of Western Europe.
    (Photo by THIERRY ZOCCOLAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    Consumers are losing confidence. Older people not yet diagnosed with dementia are at greater financial risk. “Call of Duty” is the videogame franchise that keeps on giving.

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  • Dozens of people gathered outside the Georgia Public Service Commission building to protest Georgia Power’s proposal to raise electric rates.
    Emma Hurt/WABE

    Amazon’s big bet on one-day shipping isn’t paying off… yet. Ford and Chrysler’s day at the union negotiating table might be nearing. California’s largest utility plans blackouts as residents plan a to break it up. Georgians protest a proposed power rate hike.

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  • A close-up of a container with the national flag of Argentina. While Argentina's weak currency has made exports more competitive, high inflation has increased the cost of imported goods.

    Indonesian investigators list the catalog of errors that led to the Lion Air crash. India’s most famous festival gets underway against the backdrop of a slowing economy. Argentina prepares for a crucial election.

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  • Hawaii is no paradise for teachers
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    Telsa turns a profit for the first time in a while. Demand for durable goods falls. The SEC looks into India’s Infosys. Hawaii meets with its teachers, the lowest-paid in the country.

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  • Various European cheeses on display at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    Adrian Ma/WBUR

    How a proposed tax on WhatsApp calls brought Lebanon’s economy to a near halt. Homeowners are staying put longer, raising prices. Tariffs on EU goods is raising prices on your favorite fancy cheeses.

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  • European Central Bank President Mario Draghi leaves the stage after delivering a speech on the future of Europe.  (Photo by Stefan Wermuth- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

    U.S. regulators probe India tech giant Infosys. Mario Draghi prepares for his final meeting as European Central Bank chief. Why Michelin stars matter. 

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  • Google’s 200-second quantum leap
    Source: Google

    Google computing reaches quantum levels. Caterpillar’s earnings are lower than expected. A former Trump adviser jumps gets into the crypto game.

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  • A tack of the trucker bees
    Peter Nelson

    Mark Zuckerberg pitches his digital currency to lawmakers. Nike is set to get a new CEO. “The Pollinators” follows bees as they’re trucked back and forth to different farms.

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