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Andie Corban

"Marketplace" Producer

Andie is a producer of Marketplace's flagship daily program. She produces field stories, economic explainers and interviews with government officials, small-business owners, CEOs and others. Andie joined Marketplace in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles. Before Marketplace, Andie led the news department at Rhode Island radio station WBRU. She also worked at Boston's NPR station, WBUR, and her investigative reporting has been published in The Providence Journal newspaper. She has a degree in public policy from Brown University. In her free time, Andie enjoys baking new recipes (or just making her favorite chocolate chip cookies) and going to movie screenings across Los Angeles. She was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Latest from Andie Corban

  • “Chaotic,” “volatile,” “tumultuous”
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    Scary words about the stock market, but is it really that bad? Also, exporting services and a status report on a possible TikTok sale.

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  • The information industry takes a hit
    Mihajlo Maricic/iStock/Getty Images Plus

    But Spanish-language interpreters are likely to do well. That’s information, right? Plus, shipping rates may come down next year.

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  • Making more stuff without working more hours
    Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

    That’s basically what American workers did last quarter. Plus, celebrity book clubs are a major force in the publishing industry.

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  • Other ways the Fed wields its influence
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    Quantitative tightening drives up interest rates and cools the economy. When is it time to reverse course? Plus, the central bank decides to keep interest rates steady, and temp worker employment falls.

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  • Where’s the AI spending payoff?
    Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

    Wall Street wants to know! Big Tech, though, says these things take time. Plus: abandoned gold mines and telephone operators.

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  • A fast food “canary in the coal mine”
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    McDonald’s sales slipped last quarter, which could indicate tighter budgets among lower-income Americans. Plus, the unintended effects of economic sanctions as a policy tool.

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  • A pretty, pretty good economy (for some)
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    Though incomes are rising, savings are down for many Americans. Plus: An ex-auto parts clerk remembers counting inventory by hand and manufacturing booms in some regions while struggling in others.

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  • Jul 25, 2024

    Let’s zoom in

    Let’s zoom in
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    How come consumer spending is so strong while consumer anxiety is so high? Plus, loan debt burdens small-business owners as interest rates stay high.

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  • Ringing in 15 years of the $7.25 federal minimum wage
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    Adjusted for inflation, the current minimum wage has the least purchasing power since 1949. Why won’t Congress increase it? Plus, tax reform in China and DIY vehicles in New York.

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  • Talking the (workplace) talk
    Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

    Popular job-related slang might tell us where the labor market is headed. Plus, to point students toward viable careers, educators visit the Port of Baltimore.

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