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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 (683)

Corporate tax cuts: "a heist" or a way to raise wages?

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Nov 17, 2017
Two economists with opposing views explain the potential impact on workers of the corporate tax cuts in the Republican tax plan.
Members of Congress participate in the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the Republicans' tax reform plan.
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Senate's proposed tax bill clashes with House plan

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 9, 2017
The Senate and House tax bills don't line up when it comes to policy that affects individuals and corporations, which may make it trickier for Republicans to pass their tax overhaul by the end of the year.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (C) talks with journalists before heading into a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to get their first look at their proposed tax cut and reform legislation.
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Half of white millennials say discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against people of color

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Nov 8, 2017
The numbers go up when including millennial Trump voters, according to a new GenForward survey.
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What the House GOP's tax plan will mean for different income brackets

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 2, 2017
The GOP is reducing the number of tax brackets to four and making changes to popular deductions.
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Here's why we shouldn't forget about the crash of '87

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Oct 18, 2017
On Black Monday, the stock market plunged 22.6 percent.
A trader on the New York Stock Exchange reacts on Oct. 19, 1987, as stocks are devastated during one of the most frantic days in the exchange's history. The Dow Jones index plummeted over 200 points in record trading. 
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Kobe Steel falsified data about the strength of its metals used in planes and cars

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Oct 10, 2017
Copper and aluminum from the Tokyo-based company went into products at about 200 companies.
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Do millennials think college is worth the cost?

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Oct 3, 2017
A new survey sheds some light on how millennials from different racial and ethnic groups view education.
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How America's retirement savings system needs to change

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 29, 2017
Putnam Investments' CEO has some ideas for making defined contribution plans more relevant.
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The GOP tax plan has fewer tax brackets and bigger deductions, but is light on details

by Kimberly Adams , Janet Nguyen and Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 27, 2017
We’ll have three brackets instead of seven, with the option of a fourth for the wealthiest Americans.
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How companies are helping with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 30, 2017
From distributing supplies to coordinating volunteers, a look at how companies are helping with relief efforts on the ground.
A can of water from the Anheuser-Busch company.
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