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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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COVID-19

London guide battles lockdown blues with virtual tours

by Victoria Craig
Mar 24, 2020
Using the street view on Google Maps, her own photos and extensive knowledge about London, one tour guide walks people virtually through the city.
Look Up London's Katie Wignall has found a way to keep guiding through the crisis: virtual tours.
Courtesy Katie Wignall
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Virtual wine tasting boosts London's locked-down spirits

by Victoria Craig
Mar 19, 2020
With people encouraged to stay home in London, business owners are finding enterprising ways of making money and boosting spirits.
To keep spirits high among staff and customers, Gus Gluck decided to start conducting virtual wine tasting sessions on Instagram in the evenings.
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COVID-19 is making it hard for London businesses to "keep calm and carry on"

by Victoria Craig
Mar 18, 2020
One industry group says Britain's hospitality businesses have taken in 60% less money than usual and customer visits have plunged 40%.
Jesse Dunford Wood, chef and owner of Parlour restaurant pub in London, at work in his kitchen.
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A corner of the bond market is showing signs of stress

by Victoria Craig
Mar 13, 2020
After this week's global market crash, the credit market is showing signs of stress.
Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images
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How Europe can support its economy as the COVID-19 outbreak grows

by Victoria Craig
Mar 11, 2020
President Christine Lagarde has said the ECB is "ready to take appropriate and targeted measures" to address the crisis.
The European Central Bank benchmark rate already sits at a record low of -0.5%.
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Bank of England, U.K. government take policy action over COVID-19

by Victoria Craig
Mar 11, 2020
On Wednesday, just hours before the U.K. government will outline new spending plans, the Bank of England announced the cuts.
Mark Carney (left), governor of the Bank of England, and Andrew Bailey, governor-designate of the Bank of England, arrive to attend a news conference on March 11, 2020.
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Eyes in the sky: Air traffic control turns 100

by Victoria Craig
Feb 25, 2020
The world's first air traffic control tower was commissioned at Croydon Airport in the U.K. on Feb. 25, 1920, revolutionizing what would become the airline industry.
Croydon Airport in South London. (Victoria Craig/BBC)
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Big-money sprouts cause Christmas Day stir

by Victoria Craig
Dec 25, 2019
Roasted, sautéed, or boiled, Brussels sprouts are big business at Christmas in the UK. The sprout industry is a nearly $1 billion industry in Britain, and customers tend to pay as much as 30% more this time of year as people rush to stock up. This year, though, Brussels sprout lovers have forked over even […]
Roasted Brussels Sprout leaves with Pecorino.
Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post via Getty Images
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America’s Thanksgiving feast finds fans across the pond

by Victoria Craig
Nov 28, 2019
C. Lidgate has been catering to American ex-pats in London for their Thanksgiving needs for three decades.
BBC / Stephen Ryan
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The new moon mission

by Victoria Craig
Nov 27, 2019
This week in Spain, European research ministers are discussing how to allocate as much as $14 billion over three years to the European Space Agency.
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