Janet Nguyen
Digital Reporter
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Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.
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How much did cryptocurrency companies shell out for Sunday's Super Bowl ads?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 14, 2022
The most expensive 30-second spots went for $7 million, NBC says. Coinbase, FTX and Crypto.com were some of the advertisers.
Are Super Bowl ads still worth the cost?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 11, 2022
Advertisers have invested millions of dollars in the commercials that will air during the big game Sunday.
Can credit card companies plant the trees they say they will?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 10, 2022
Planting is one thing, experts say. Maintaining a tree is a different story.
How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 8, 2022
About 467,000 jobs were added in January.
Want a free N95 mask? Here’s a list of companies distributing them
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 4, 2022
Some stores across the country have already begun distributing the masks, made available from the national strategic stockpile.
Where is your money while waiting for an online transfer to go through?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 3, 2022
Standard transactions through the ACH system aren’t instantaneous — they can take several days.
Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company offers discounted drugs, but can it change the pharmaceutical industry?
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Janet Nguyen
Feb 2, 2022
The online company says it will charge 15% more than manufacturers’ prices, plus a pharmacist fee.
How does the U.S. Mint decide how many coins to produce each year?
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Janet Nguyen
Jan 27, 2022
Billions of coins entered circulation in 2021 alone. But the pandemic has slowed supply and created demand.
Wordle: The global phenomenon that's not pulling in any revenue
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Janet Nguyen
Jan 27, 2022
There is no app to download. The simple, web-based game has gone viral, with millions of players around the world.
Nearly half of U.S. adults are feeling the pain of inflation, poll says
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Janet Nguyen
Jan 26, 2022
Lower-income Americans tend to see “real declines in their earning power” during inflation, one expert says.