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Kristin Schwab

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Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.

Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.

Episodes by Kristin (10)

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Steel tariffs déjà vu 

Apr 17, 2024
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“This is the time to be a saver”

Apr 2, 2024
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Ultimately, the joke's on Gmail rivals

Apr 1, 2024
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Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect?

Feb 19, 2024
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Shoppers love easy returns. But retailers aren't sold on 'em.

Nov 24, 2023
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Wall Street rallies on inflation

Nov 14, 2023
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A closer look at unemployment and wealth gap data

Oct 19, 2023
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How water moves — or stalls — the economy

Oct 18, 2023
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Oil prices are in flux

Sep 6, 2023
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Tracing the roots of Labor Day

Sep 4, 2023
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Latest Stories (506)

For tech giants like Meta, feverish pandemic growth is now followed by layoffs

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 7, 2022
Jobs losses at Meta and others could be an indicator of wider cuts in other industries.
Meta is reportedly planning to lay off thousands of employees this week, joining several other big companies in downsizing.
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Twitter's messy layoffs show how not to communicate firings

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 4, 2022
Big hint: probably not via email. HR and management experts say a conversation is important.
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Earnings calls are boring by design

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 21, 2022
Yes, they really are that boring on purpose.
Quarterly earnings calls are notoriously monotonous and carefully worded in order to avoid misleading investors.
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Inflation is a subjective number

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 13, 2022
How much pain you feel paying your bills depends on what those bills are, and who you are.
For some consumers, increased spending at the grocery store is driving their inflation anxiety.
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Why book publishers will scramble to reprint the Jan. 6 report

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 12, 2022
Public reports can be bestsellers or duds, but either way they're not risky financial bets.
Whatever day the House Jan. 6 committee's report is released will be a busy one for book publishers. Above, the panel shows a clip from Fox News during its July 21 hearing.
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It's a big week for earnings calls. Here's what Wall Street is listening for.

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 10, 2022
Reports from banks like JPMorgan and consumer companies like PepsiCo can reveal spending trends and signal what businesses see coming.
The Federal Reserve and much of Wall Street hope to see a dip in spending reflected in banks' quarterly earnings, which would signal that the Fed's rate hikes are working. 
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The cost of economic lurking

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 6, 2022
As we wait for a recession to happen or inflation to come down, we're postponing big decisions. The economy feels it.
As prices fluctuate, it can be agonizing to wait and see what the economy will do next. The waiting can affect spending.
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How retailers are trying to beat forecasts of a slower holiday season

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 3, 2022
Stores are luring shoppers with unique items or running early sales.
Shoppers in a mall during last year's holiday season. Amid projections of soft consumer sales, retailers are starting promotions earlier than ever.
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The economy is acting weird. Not even economists can fully say why.

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 30, 2022
There are many contradictory economic trends these days, and history isn't providing its usual hints about what will happen next.
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Despite the shaky economy, jobless claims are down. Here's why.

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2022
It's taken companies so long to replace workers lost during the pandemic that many firms are reluctant to lay them off.
Economists and central bankers abound are watching today's jobs report to get a gauge on inflation.
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