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Scott Patterson, American financial journalist and author
Scott Patterson (born December 29, 1969) is an American financial journalist and bestselling author. He is a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal and author of Dark Pools: High-Speed Traders, A.I. Bandits, and the Threat to the Global Financial System and The New York Times bestselling book The Quants.
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Scott Patterson (author) was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Scott Patterson (author)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1969 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.35 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $16,400 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $10,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.60 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $1.42 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.06 | $0.73 |
| Population | 202.7M | 341 million |
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