SHORT BIO
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.
Latest Stories (497)
Here's the economic "in" and "out" list of 2024
Jan 5, 2024
Rate hikes and recession fears are out, economists tell us, and rate cuts are in — but so is geopolitical uncertainty.
Those jobs you're applying to? They might not be real.
Jan 3, 2024
It's becoming increasingly common for employers to list ghost jobs.
With the new year comes new, higher prescription costs
Jan 2, 2024
You likely know how much these drug price increases will affect you until you get to the pharmacy counter.
Greyhound is closing some stations and moving toward curbside pickup
Dec 29, 2023
The venerable bus company seemingly wants to adopt the stationless model of some newer transportation providers.
After the holidays, retailers hope to keep the party going
Dec 27, 2023
Even though holiday shopping numbers were solid, retailers might see a slower start to 2024 when consumers' credit card bills come due.
It's returns season, and retailers are feeling it
Dec 27, 2023
The National Retail Federation says Americans returned $743 billion in merchandise so far this year.
Angola is leaving OPEC. What does that mean for the cartel?
Dec 26, 2023
The split was Angola’s idea. What does it mean for OPEC — the group of oil-producing developing nations — and for the country?
Restaurants outpacing grocery stores when it comes to inflation
Dec 25, 2023
Supermarkets and restaurants business relies on selling food. So why are prices rising more in the latter?
Can McDonald's latest venture satisfy consumers' thirst for specialty beverages?
Dec 20, 2023
The chain's new cafe concept, CosMc's, wants a sip of Starbucks' or Dunkin' Donuts' market share.
"Endless shrimp" and other deals can backfire on restaurants
Dec 1, 2023
If bargain hunters skimp on the add-ons, the business may have to eat a loss. For Red Lobster, it was $11 million last quarter.