Kristen is the Markets Producer for CNBC. Working from the New York Stock Exchange, she is responsible for understanding how the day's leading macro events, economic data and financial news drive the markets. Prior to joining CNBC, Kristen served as an Equity Capital Markets reporter at Bloomberg and was a blog contributor for Footnoted.com.
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