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Tony Wagner

Newsletter Editor

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Latest Stories (417)

What do marketers think millennials want?

by Tony Wagner
Jul 2, 2016
It's a rootin', tootin', panderin' roundup.
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Banks celebrate good stress tests with stock buybacks

by Tony Wagner
Jun 30, 2016
Thirty-one banks passed, and their shareholders are getting paid.
Tourists take photos in front of Morgan Stanley headquarters June 9, 2009 in New York City. 
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How many people actually attach their cheap Ikea furniture to the wall?

by Tony Wagner
Jun 29, 2016
Ikea's recall of tens of millions of dressers got us wondering.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Elliot Kaye and CPSC employees watch as a falls under an Ikea dresser during a live demonstration at in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Ikea is recalling its hugely popular Malm line of dressers after several children were crushed to death when they tipped over. 
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Here's what financial advisers are saying about Brexit

by Mark Garrison and Tony Wagner
Jun 27, 2016
In short, keep calm and carry on.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 27, 2016 in New York City. Markets around the globe continue to react negatively to the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union. 
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Burger King Mac 'n Cheetos are a thing

by Tony Wagner
Jun 22, 2016
The cheesy arms race has only begun.
Burger King's new Mac 'n Cheetos.
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More than half of 2015 grads are working

by Tony Wagner
Jun 8, 2016
What kind of work? That's another question entirely.
A student at Rutgers University shows her cap as she arrives to attend the 250th anniversary commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 
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Spotify recruits Troy Carter to the streaming wars

by Tony Wagner
Jun 7, 2016
The big-name manager and Spotify investor will work directly with artists and labels to try and keep up with Apple Music and Tidal.
Troy Carter speaks onstage at an event on May 3, 2016 in Los Angeles.
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The state with the best economy is voting today

by Tony Wagner
May 17, 2016
Oregonians head to the polls amidst the state's glowing financial health. How'd it get here?
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Central Oregon Community College in support of democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on May 5, 2016, in Bend, Oregon.
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Without energy, West Virginia's economy is flat, and that's a problem

by Tony Wagner
May 9, 2016
Relatively few West Virginians work in coal mines, but those that do have nowhere to go.
A man buys a hat before a rally for Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump in Charleston, West Virginia on Thursday.
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The streaming war is running out of Beyoncés

by Tony Wagner
May 6, 2016
It seems streaming exclusives are a thing now, but how well do they actually work?
Beyonce attends the Met Gala on May 2, 2016, in New York City.
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