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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

  • Aug 21, 2019

    Matters of import

    Chinese employees work on manufacturing products that will be exported to the US at a factory in Binzhou in China's eastern Shandong province on May 17, 2019.
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    Investors focus on retail and the Fed Wednesday. Planned Parenthood forgoes federal money over abortion. Businesses are finding workarounds to deal with tariffs hitting in September.

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  • Aug 21, 2019

    The Arctic monies

    A little auk (Alle-alle) flies near the Kronebeene glacier in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean, on July 21, 2015.
    DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images

    Japan tries to avoid a tax war. One of Trump’s proposed stimulus tax cuts could have little effect. The race for resources under Arctic ice.

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  • Demonstrators protest at the Pulse of Europe demonstration on March 31, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
    Adam Berry/Getty Images

    Prime Minister Johnson meets Chancellor Merkel as he seeks to renegotiate the U.K. leaving the E.U. We hear why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund matters to its citizens. Do you love or hate e-Bikes?

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  • Tesla plans to rent solar panel systems to customers starting at $50 per month.
    Tesla

    Global uncertainty is stifling Germany’s economy. Tesla revamps its solar panel business with a rental plan.

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  • The Maine issue with elder care
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    Could a payroll tax cut stimulate an already “strong” economy? Lower interest rates haven’t boosted home sales just yet. An elder caregiver shortage in Maine could be a glimpse of the future for the rest of country.

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  • The country faces political uncertainty as well as its mounting debt

    Could a new coalition government tackle Italy’s mounting debt problem? Hong Kong’s leader plans more dialogue with protesters. Who benefits from having gold?

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  • Trucks drive along Interstate Highway 90 in Chicago.
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    Stimulus talk calms recessions fears. Home Depot deals with slowing home sales and Chinese tariffs. The Trump Administration wants to ease safety restrictions for truck drivers.

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  • A House For Sale sign is seen outside of a home on January 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    HUD proposes stricter standards on “unintentional discrimination” claims. Will the U.S. give Huawei another reprieve? Dems tackle Native American issues on the campaign trail.

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  • U.K. warns of Brexit shortages
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    A government document dubbed “Operation Yellowhammer” says there could be food, fuel and medicine shortages in Britain after a “no-deal” Brexit. Iran warns the U.S. against seizing an oil tanker which has left Gibraltar. Have toilets changed much since Woodstock?

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  • Paying for college today with tomorrow’s income
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    Markets stabilize after a panic over a potential recession. Demonstrators in Hong Kong take their non-violent protests to the ATM. A new bill would help students pay for college with future earnings.

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