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Nancy Marshall-Genzer

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Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.

Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.

In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.

Episodes by Nancy (37)

Marketplace Minute

Wall Street opens lower

Mar 15, 2024
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Stocks open higher

Mar 8, 2024
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Wall Street’s momentum continues

Feb 23, 2024
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Stocks open higher

Feb 22, 2024
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Retail sales tumbled last month

Feb 15, 2024
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Just a quarter of economists in a new survey think there’ll be a recession this year

Feb 12, 2024
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Boeing stock opens slightly higher as the 737 MAX-9 remains grounded

Jan 10, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

"More people are carrying more debt for longer"

Jan 9, 2024
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Boeing's latest accident might not ground business

Jan 9, 2024
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Boeing drags down the Dow

Jan 8, 2024
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Workers used to earn about two-thirds of the income their labor generates. Now, it's just over half.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 12, 2024
The stat, called labor share of national income, is being squeezed by globalization, declining union membership and automation.
Even though workers' slice of the pie is shrinking, the U.S. economy is growing, so they're getting a smaller slice of a bigger pie.
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Health and Wealth

Women pay more than men for health care. That's leading some of them to declare bankruptcy.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 8, 2024
Even when pregnancy-related costs are stripped out, women still pay more than men.
Female employees spend about $266 a year more out-of-pocket for health care than their male colleagues, a Deloitte study finds.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Maryland legislators hope to help port workers and others affected by the bridge collapse

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 1, 2024
More than 15,000 people work directly at the port, and more than 140,000 additional jobs are connected to it.
With the port's main shipping channel closed, small business owners as well as restaurant and hotel staff working near the port could soon find themselves out of work.
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The shrinking federal government — in D.C.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 15, 2024
For years, there have been more federal workers based outside the nation’s capital than in it. That trend picked up during the pandemic.
"From February 2020 to January 2024, federal government employment in the District of Columbia, D.C. proper, fell by 2%,” said T.J. Lepoutre at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Biden uses State of the Union speech to tout his economic track record

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 8, 2024
He cited job growth and cheaper drugs for seniors, among other things.
During the State of the Union address on Thursday, President Joe Biden touted the strong labor market the U.S. has seen under his presidency.
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When will the Fed cut rates? Senators are likely to put Jay Powell on the spot when he testifies

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 7, 2024
He says there's likely to be a rate cut this year, but he won't say when.
Above, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.
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Want to know where inflation's headed? Look to the producer price index

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 20, 2024
It's usually called a measure of wholesale prices, but it can also be a leading indicator that shows where consumer prices are headed.
The cost of hospital outpatient care was up more than 2% last month. Health care costs are included in both the PPI and PCE.
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Boeing timeline: What led to the problems with the 737 Max?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 23, 2024
Some trace Boeing's problems back to the '90s.
After two fatal crashes involving the 737 Max 8 in 2019, Boeing has only reported two profitable quarters.
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How flight attendants are feeling after the Alaska Airlines accident

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Erika Soderstrom , Meredith Garretson and Ariana Rosas
Jan 11, 2024
"The staffing for flight attendants, especially domestically, is at FAA minimums," said Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. "Our jobs are harder than they've ever been."
"The staffing for flight attendants, especially domestically, is at FAA minimums," said Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
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More people shopped by phone than by computer over the holidays

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 4, 2024
Consumers are more comfortable making impulse buys on smartphones — and retailers know it.
As people get more comfortable shopping on their phones, retailers are offering apps meant to attract and retain time-pressed customers.
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