Dan Tucker is an associate producer for business news at WNYC. He has reported on everything from Fresh Direct’s move to the Bronx to how small businesses use technology to long gas lines and rationing after Superstorm Sandy. He produces Money Talking, a weekly conversation on the world of business and finance, and New Tech City, a weekly show that examines how technology shapes the way New Yorkers live and work. Dan is a graduate of Vassar College and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. In October 2012, he was a National Press Foundation fellow at the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists at the University of Pennsylvania. Follow him on Twitter: @danielptucker
Daniel P. Tucker appears in the following:
As Temperatures Climb, So Does the Risk of Blackouts
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Corporations Pledge to Combat Climate Change
Friday, September 26, 2014
How Important is the Alibaba IPO?
Friday, September 19, 2014
Where the Economy's Headed Before the Midterm Elections
Friday, September 05, 2014
Four Business Issues Congress Could Tackle This Fall
Friday, August 29, 2014
How to Fix Our Broken Retirement System
Friday, August 22, 2014
NYC Economy Is Growing, and So Are Rents
Thursday, August 14, 2014
New York City's economy grew 3.1 percent in the second quarter this year, thanks to a jump in personal income and strong job growth. And - no surprise - rents are getting more expensive.
Summer Smackdown: Murdoch, Wall Street Banks and Tax Inversions
Friday, August 08, 2014
Fox's Rupert Murdoch gives up on his bid for Time Warner. Wall Street banks get dissed by regulators. And Walgreens decides, its not a Swiss company after all.
The Russian Hackers Behind the Largest Cyber Breach Ever
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
A group of Russian hackers has reportedly stolen 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500,000 emails addresses from people around the globe. According to a report published Tuesday in The New York Times, the cyber criminals collected the confidential information from 420,000 websites for everything from small businesses to Fortune ...
Expensive Prescriptions and Argentina's Default
Friday, August 01, 2014
Labor Ruling Opens Door to Unionization at McDonald's
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Will Turmoil Abroad Affect U.S. Economic Growth?
Friday, July 25, 2014
Upheaval as far away as the Gaza Strip and eastern Ukraine may hurt America's fragile economy. Plus, why many U.S. corporations are rushing to incorporate abroad.
Firms Bid to Revamp NYC Payphones
Monday, July 21, 2014
They'll be WiFi hotspots, digital ad displays, and even pollution sensors. Monday is the deadline for proposals to modernize the city's payphones and payphone kiosks.
For Sale: Giant, Empty Pill Factories
Friday, July 18, 2014
Big pharma once employed over 40,000 people in New Jersey. Now, the “nation’s medicine chest” is shrinking and leaving behind millions of empty offices.
Why Rupert Murdoch Wants Time Warner
Friday, July 18, 2014
And why, though Time Warner rejected his $80 billion offer, he might not take "no" for an answer.
Rail Strike Could Cost Economy $50 Million a Day
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Businesses across New York City and Long Island are preparing for a potential Long Island Rail Road strike that could prevent 300,000 people a day from riding the rails into the city.
What to Do With CEOs Behaving Badly?
Friday, July 11, 2014
After being ousted from the T-shirt-making retailer, American Apparel CEO and founder Dov Charney wants back in. Is this a template for other CEOs, or is Charney just the Kim Kardashian of the business world?
It's Business School Types vs the U.S. Post Office
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
They had a plan for the future of paper mail. It was visionary. It was also naive.
Coming Attractions: Future Innovations to Spur Economic Growth
Friday, July 04, 2014
From the "Internet of Things" to drone deliveries to cell phone batteries that lasts longer.
Congressional Fights Against "Crony Capitalism"
Friday, June 27, 2014
Why the little known Export-Import Bank is under such scrutiny by Congress. Is it an example of crony capitalism?
