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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 (640)

The economics of a blockbuster

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 15, 2016
More tentpoles are pitched in studios, leaving smaller films in the dark.
Kung Fu Panda 3 has hauled in millions worldwide. 
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I've Always Wondered ...

Why do we no longer use $1,000 bills?

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 23, 2015
Stuff costs more now, right?
Illustration by Danielle Chiriguayo/Marketplace and Photo Courtesy of National Museum of American History
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Syrian refugees face economic distress

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 16, 2015
9 in 10 refugees living in Jordan are poor or are expected to be.
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By The Numbers

The LAUSD shutdown, by the numbers

by Sarah Menendez and Janet Nguyen
Dec 15, 2015
We take a look at the numbers behind the closure of LAUSD schools.
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The cost of cleaner power

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 14, 2015
The climate agreement in Paris on Saturday was a sign of global solidarity, but back in the U.S., conflict over curbing pollution still remains.
A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant located 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in New Eagle, Pennsylvania. 
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
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Lucky turkey chosen to meet president

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 20, 2015
President Obama will pardon the California bird this upcoming week.
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New report ranks best cities for veterans to live in

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 11, 2015
Irvine, California ranked no. 1.
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Presidential candidates look to talk shows as campaigning tool

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 6, 2015
Bad dancing and all.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

Does the American dream still exist?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 30, 2015
People shared with us stories about their financial anxieties.
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Candy prices are up — and Halloween spending is, too

by Tony Wagner and Janet Nguyen
Oct 30, 2015
Plus, candy buying as an economic indicator.
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