Adam Allington

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Adam Allington is a former reporter covering economics and policy in the Washington D.C. bureau. In addition to his work with Marketplace, Adam also worked for the Associated Press, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, and St. Louis Public Radio. He was a 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

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Mar 24, 2017
No ATM card? Wells Fargo customers will be able to withdraw using their smartphones
Starting next Monday, customers of Wells Fargo bank will be able to make ATM withdrawals nationwide without a card using a smartphone. The trend could spread quickly to other banks around the country as consumers grow more used to advanced banking technology. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Mar 17, 2017
Merkel brings along BMW’s chief, others for first meeting with Trump
The South is a good reminder of how important German automakers are to the U.S.
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Mar 13, 2017
Trump executive order calls for downsized government
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on “a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch” today. The White House said it’ll make government more efficient, effective and accountable. It’s not the first time a president has done something like this. But, the plan is more about Trump making good on his campaign promises on […]
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Mar 9, 2017
The race is on to mark up the Affordable Care Act replacement
Committee work has begun on the process of marking up the GOP alternative to the Affordable Care Act. But while Obamacare took months to craft, Republican lawmakers are trying to move through their repeal-and-replace bill much swifter. Committee markup on a bill of this size would normally take weeks, but in this case, Republicans are […]
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Mar 7, 2017
Who scores the GOP’s revised health plan and its costs?
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The Congressional Budget Office figures the price of new legislation and tries to predict behavioral changes.
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Mar 3, 2017
The fight for the dairy aisle turns on the question: ‘What’s milk?’
With the proliferation of products calling themselves milk (soy, almond, rice, coconut), dairy farmers are now lobbying Congress to limit the use of the word to the stuff that comes from lactating animals, namely cows. And the makers of the plant-based drinks want to keep milking the term, so they’re pushing back. The Wall Street […]
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Mar 2, 2017
Craft brewers say regulations are holding back growth
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President Trump says he'll cut the red tape that's hurting small businesses.
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Mar 2, 2017
Retailers launch TV campaign to battle proposed tax on imported goods
Best Buy released earnings this week, at a time when retailers are concerned about the imposition of a border adjustment tax. The National Retail Federation has launched a media campaign hoping to win consumers over by pointing out how costs of everyday purchases will go up. The TV ad is airing on “Fox and Friends” […]
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Feb 28, 2017
Trump’s spending plan isn’t all that new
In his speech to a joint session of Congress tomorrow night, President Donald Trump will outline his approach to budgeting: a big boost to defense spending and no cuts to entitlements like Medicaid or Social Security. That means reductions for domestic programs. But Trump’s budget proposal really changes very little about the nation’s federal spending […]
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Feb 24, 2017
Uber has had a really bad week
The news early in the week was that Uber had hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to look into explosive allegations of sexual harassment by a former engineer at the company. On top of that, Uber is now being sued by Alphabet, the parent company of Google as well as the autonomous driving company Waymo. […]
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