Jeff Tyler

Reporter, Marketplace

Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America. Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics. His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.

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Mar 6, 2014
Conflict in Ukraine goes online
A look at the efforts on either side – and possible third parties – in the Ukraine/Russia spat to cripple infrastructure and cause economic difficulty.
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Feb 7, 2014
Sochi 2014 #NBCFail? Or is the network an Olympic winner?
Some sports fans have slammed the decision to delay broadcasting the Opening Ceremony, but NBC doesn't seem to be losing revenues by not going live
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Feb 6, 2014
Free checking accounts weren’t making banks money. Go figure.
More and more banks introduce fees for checking accounts
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Feb 6, 2014
No benefits for the rich
A proposal to extend long-term unemployment benefits would exclude Americans who make more than $1Million a year.
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Feb 3, 2014
Government operates as ‘matchmaker’ for U.S. business in Mexico
On a trade mission to Mexico, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will play matchmaker for U.S. companies looking for new business partners.
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Jan 30, 2014
When oil money runs dry
Big oil companies have to go farther and use expensive, new technology to tap oil deposits
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Jan 30, 2014
Banks look to exit commodities
Regulators are starting to take a closer look at the industry.
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Jan 15, 2014
Drug cartels have an offer you can (and should) refuse
Mexican drug cartels increasingly use small businesses in the U.S. to launder their criminal revenues.
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Jan 13, 2014
Bank profits bonanza
Banks release their fourth quarter earnings numbers this week. They're likely to be healthy, thanks to the stock market.
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Jan 8, 2014
Prospects bleak for long-term unemployed
As Congress considers extending federal benefits, the long-term unemployed find it harder to find a job with every day they're out of the workforce.
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