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Victoria Craig

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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.

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Marketplace Morning Report

Europe edges closer to a price cap on Russian oil, but …

Dec 2, 2022
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European Council chief meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Dec 1, 2022
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Could Europe use frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine?

Nov 30, 2022
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Markets react positively as China vows to boost vaccination rate

Nov 29, 2022
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Markets react to ongoing protests in China

Nov 28, 2022
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Seoul offers cash to people who leave basement homes

Nov 25, 2022
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Amid turkey shortage, Brits turn to festive alternatives

Nov 24, 2022
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Protests again at world's largest iPhone factory

Nov 23, 2022
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What's in the new Italian PM's budget?

Nov 22, 2022
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Disney shakeup puts Bob Iger back in charge

Nov 21, 2022
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Latest Stories (146)

COVID-19

Sweden acknowledges its no-lockdown COVID-19 strategy might have been a mistake

by Victoria Craig
Jun 3, 2020
Given the country's high death rate, Sweden and its health officials are rethinking how they have handled the pandemic.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Swedish Public Health Agency now says there was "potential for improvement" in the country's strategy to fight the pandemic.
Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
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Which businesses should governments bail out during COVID-19?

by Victoria Craig
May 21, 2020
The speed at which governments are having to decide which companies to offer assistance to has echoes of the 2008 financial crisis.
"What we're talking about now is government having its ownership fingers on probably all types of business imaginable," Lord Paul Myners said.
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Trump threatens to end WHO funding over "repeated missteps" in COVID-19 response

by David Brancaccio , Victoria Craig and Alex Schroeder
May 19, 2020
Trump has accused the WHO of lacking independence from China based on a review his administration has carried out.
In a late-night tweet, the president warned the WHO it has 30 days to make "substantive improvements" in becoming more independent.
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Save British Cheese boxes boost sales for suffering businesses

by Victoria Craig
May 14, 2020
Hundreds of cheesemakers lost 90% of business overnight. Now they're turning to direct-to-consumer sales.
Many artisanal cheesemakers are among the small producers in the United Kingdom who plan to shrink the supply chain and sell direct.
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COVID-19 wilts global flower trade, even as spring weather blossoms

by Victoria Craig
Apr 29, 2020
Many growers are now throwing away up to 80% of their production
A field of tulips spells out the message "Stay Strong" in the Netherlands.
Wilbert Bijzitter/AFP via Getty Images
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What's going on with oil prices?

by Victoria Craig
Apr 21, 2020
If you're a consumer stuck in lockdown, you may not benefit from lower prices.
Oil prices have turned negative amid this historic rout. Does that have implications for consumers?
Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
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After curtains close on stage performances, entertainers take up jobs in grocery stores

by Victoria Craig
Apr 13, 2020
Entertainers from London's West End have found temporary work in supermarkets after theaters closed due to the coronavirus shutdown.
The West End of London on a midweek evening during the coronavirus lockdown.
Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images
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Wholesale food businesses ship directly to consumers to meet demand

by Victoria Craig
Apr 10, 2020
With some supermarket shelves empty, food providers turn to door-to-door delivery.
Empty shelves where packets of flour would normally be stocked are pictured below half-empty egg and sugar stocks in a north London supermarket.
Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19 makes it harder for commercial shipping crews to go home

by Victoria Craig
Apr 2, 2020
Around 100,000 people in the world’s commercial shipping crews are finding it hard to change shifts as COVID-19 shuts down ports of entry.
A crew member wearing orange overalls and a safety helmet working on the deck of a cargo ship at sea.
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"Cooking with heart" through the COVID-19 crisis

by Victoria Craig
Mar 27, 2020
One east London cafe might be closed during the city's lockdown, but its co-owners are still cooking to serve the more vulnerable members of their community.
A Portuguese Love Affair, a cafe in east London, during normal business hours.
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