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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)

Protecting your identity: the difference between a credit lock and a credit freeze

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 24, 2018
The three major credit agencies now allow you to freeze your credit for free.
Malicious hackers see coronavirus chaos as an opportunity.
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How ticket prices affect scalping

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 21, 2018
A brief history of the ticketing — and scalping — industry.
A view of Beyonce performing back in 2016. Tickets for Jay-Z and Beyonce's "On The Run II" tour this year reached nearly $1,300 at one point.
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Your student loan company just changed the terms of your agreement. What do you do next?

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 20, 2018
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau helps you handle problems you’re having with a financial service or product. Here’s how that process works.
A poster of evidence is presented by then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara during a press conference on May 7, 2013 in New York City.
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Divided Decade

No more bailouts: The lawmakers behind Dodd-Frank say that taxpayers won’t foot the bill the next time a bank fails

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Sep 19, 2018
In a rare interview, Chris Dodd and Barney Frank joined Marketplace to discuss the financial crisis and whether the Dodd-Frank Act is under threat.
President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act alongside Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), center; Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), second from right; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), second from left; and Vice President Joe Biden, far left, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., in 2010.
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Egg freezing, yacht parties and pet insurance: unusual company benefits

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 6, 2018
Employers don't just want to rely on salary to entice workers.
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5 things to know about the inflation crisis during the '70s

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 5, 2018
Financial turmoil during this period had some long-lasting effects on the Federal Reserve.
A gasoline shortage in Portland, Oregon, back in June 1973.
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Are we witnessing the renaissance of retail stores?

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Janet Nguyen
Aug 15, 2018
Brick-and-mortar stores might not be dead just yet.
A general view of a Glossier pop-up shop at Nasty Gal Santa Monica. 
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Survey finds that in tech, retaliation for speaking up about workplace discrimination is common

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Jul 24, 2018
The anonymous app Blind shows that over 40 percent of tech employees who reported incidents to management or HR faced backlash.
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Investing in the weed stock market

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Jul 23, 2018
We look at how things are currently looking for cannabis companies.
A vendor of hydroponic growing equipment carries a marijuana plant to his vending stall during the first annual National Cannabis Festival on April 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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The Federal Reserve

When it came to the Federal Reserve, Bill Clinton turned silence into a strength

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 20, 2018
Breaking with tradition, President Donald Trump has criticized the Fed in an interview.
Then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton pumps his fist during his celebration party on April 7, 1992 in New York.
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