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Jana Kasperkevic

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Jana Kasperkevic is a former digital reporter for Marketplace, based in the New York City bureau.

Prior to joining Marketplace, Jana was a business reporter at The Guardian where she covered the global economy, income inequality, personal finance and small business. Her work has appeared in Inc. Magazine, Houston Chronicle and The Village Voice, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Latest Stories (196)

Nearly 13 years of Amazon Prime and we still have no idea how many members it has

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 11, 2017
Let’s do the numbers on the online giant’s subscription service.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Spamalittle or Spamalot? We do the numbers on Spam

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 5, 2017
Spam's glorious birthday is July 5th.
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Study: Millennials still struggling with student debt and underemployment

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 4, 2017
Just in case there was any doubt.
About 60 percent of those who went to college had to take out student loans to pay for it. 
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Oregon is ending last-minute scheduling for retail, hospitality workers

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 30, 2017
Oregon is the first state to pass such a law.
Advanced scheduling is coming to Oregon.
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Tired of waiting for Congress, majority of U.S. states have raised their minimum wage

by Paulina Velasco and Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 30, 2017
Is federal minimum wage still a thing?
Whole Foods Market employees and union activists protest outside a Whole Foods Market store, calling on the company to increase its wages to $15 an hour.
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How Paddington, Peppa and Pooh bring in the big bucks

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 29, 2017
Toys and TV deals can bring in billions.
 Paddington attends the German premiere of the film, "Paddington," on November 30, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. 
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Millennials of color are worse off financially

by David Brancaccio and Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 28, 2017
Financially secure white millennials feel held back.
Millennials of color are less like to own a credit card.
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Are gunslingers making a comeback thanks to open carry?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 27, 2017
Even the Wild West had gun control
Art and Diana Ramirez of Austin with their pistols in custom-made holsters during and open carry rally at the Texas State Capitol on January 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas. On January 1, 2016, the open carry law took effect in Texas, and 2nd Amendment activists held an open carry rally.
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How did bring your dog to work day become a thing?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 22, 2017
Woof.
Dogs share the aisle with employees at DogVacay's offices in Santa Monica, California. Employees of the company, known as an Airbnb for canines, share office space with their own and others' dogs.
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As esports gain legitimacy, corporate America looks to cash in

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 21, 2017
Would you spend hours watching someone play video games? NBC and Intel are betting that you would.
For its first esport tournament, NBC has chosen Rocket League — a video game where cars instead of people play soccer. 
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