Janet Nguyen
Digital Reporter
SHORT BIO
Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.
Episodes by Janet (4)
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How the U.S. men’s soccer team got its shot at glory — and then lost it all during the 1998 World Cup
by
Janet Nguyen
and David Brancaccio
Jun 15, 2018
The 12-part series “American Fiasco” looks at how it all went wrong.
This weekend's G-7 summit: "The geopolitical equivalent of Trump firing Comey"
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Jun 11, 2018
Political risk consultant Ian Bremmer explains what the trans-Atlantic relationship looks like now.
The U.S. strikes a deal with Chinese electronics giant ZTE
by
Andy Uhler
and Janet Nguyen
Jun 7, 2018
But ZTE will be hit with a $1 billion penalty.
Our Social Security system is in even worse shape than we think, according to one academic
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Jun 6, 2018
An economics professor from Boston University says that a new report on Social Security and Medicare is hiding the truth.
An unintended consequence of the GOP tax law: bigger pensions for some
by
Janet Nguyen
and David Brancaccio
Jun 4, 2018
A decrease in the corporate tax rate gave companies more of an incentive to funnel money into defined-benefit pension plans.
The basic rules of buying a house
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Jun 1, 2018
You have to afford more than a mortgage.
America's relationship with Europe is in "disarray"
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
May 31, 2018
The Trump administration plans to impose penalties on steel and aluminum from Europe, Canada and Mexico. One expert says our relationship with China might actually be more constructive than our relationship with Europe right now.
Instruction manuals tell us more than how to use a product
by
Janet Nguyen
and David Brancaccio
May 29, 2018
They're the "supporting actress waiting in the wings," says the BBC's Helene Schumacher.
European politics are causing tremors in financial markets
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
May 29, 2018
But, "it's also important to remember that the markets are not in anything like the kind of conditions they were when the eurozone crisis was at its most intense back in 2011 and 2012," Andrew Walker, an economics correspondent for the BBC told us.
How much are we earning almost a decade after the Great Recession?
by
Janet Nguyen
May 23, 2018
A look at the state of wages for young college graduates and how wages break down by education level.