Jacob Zinkula reports on the US economy. He writes about a variety of subjects, including the labor market, AI, the gig economy, the semiconductor industry, housing, remote work, sports betting, overemployment, retirement, and tipping culture.
Before working at Business Insider, Jacob received a Master's in Business & Economic Reporting from Columbia University. Before graduate school, he worked for four years as a credit analyst. Jacob graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in Finance and a minor in Journalism.
You can email him at jzinkula@businessinsider.com, or follow him on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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