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Janet Nguyen

Digital Reporter

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Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.

Episodes by Janet (4)

Make Me Smart | Episode 838

What's the deal with ESG and the GOP?

Jan 11, 2023
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Make Me Smart | Episode 798

Corporate profits, we see you

Oct 20, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 795

The surprising factors that affect who gets to live where

Oct 17, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 788

How oil and gas companies fuel the anti-abortion movement

Oct 6, 2022
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Latest Stories (684)

COVID-19

What’s included in the new $484 billion COVID-19 relief package

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2020
More than $300 billion will go toward small businesses in the form of loans.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi returns to her office after the start of the vote on the latest stimulus package.
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Another 4.4 million Americans have filed unemployment claims

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2020
Jobless claims have hit 26 million since the COVID-19 crisis started.
The view of a business in Queens, New York.
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COVID-19

U.S. oil prices fall below zero for the first time

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 20, 2020
Oil producers would have to pay someone to take oil off their hands.
A view of pipeline construction, taking place outside Cotulla, Texas back in 2019, for the future transport of crude oil.
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Why did restaurant chains like Shake Shack get small business aid?

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 20, 2020
The chain restaurant Shake Shack received $10 million in small business loans, which it’s now returning.
A view of Shake Shack's Madison Square Park location.
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COVID-19

Another 5.2 million Americans have filed unemployment claims

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 16, 2020
In the space of four weeks, about 22 million Americans have filed jobless claims.
A restaurant sits empty in the United Airlines terminal at San Francisco International Airport.
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COVID-19

6.6 million more Americans have filed for unemployment

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 9, 2020
This is the second largest number on record.
Jessie Morancy stays home with her nephew, Freddy Preseler, 2 years old, after being laid off from her job at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. She has applied for unemployment benefits, joining the millions of Americans across the country who have done so.
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COVID-19

Here’s what we know about the government’s small business loan program (so far)

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 3, 2020
About $349 billion, in the form of loans, has been set aside for small businesses.
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COVID-19

U.S. economy loses 701,000 jobs, unemployment rises to 4.4%

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 3, 2020
Today's jobs report breaks a more than 9-year streak of job gains.
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A record 6.6 million Americans have filed unemployment claims

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 2, 2020
About 10 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past two weeks.
Nearly 10 million Americans have filed unemployment claims over the past couple of weeks.
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What the $2 trillion economic stimulus package will mean for you

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 27, 2020
Some Americans will see $1,200 checks and expanded unemployment benefits.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and incoming White House Chief of Staff Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) head to a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY).
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