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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 (637)

Even TV networks agree there are too many commercials

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Apr 30, 2018
As services like Netflix rise in popularity, our tolerance for ads is going down.
More than 80 percent of millennials binge-watch TV.
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The history of the song "Louie Louie"

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2018
A look at the origins of the song that the FBI investigated for 18 months.
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Europe's top antitrust official: If there's no regulation, "you have just the laws of the jungle and not the laws of democracy"

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Apr 12, 2018
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, says Facebook doesn't need to know the name of your dog or your mother's maiden name.
EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on antitrust cases at the EU Headquarters in Brussels.
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How rethinking your job search can help you find the ideal career

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Apr 5, 2018
Author Dev Aujla shares some advice from his new book "50 Ways to Get a Job: An Unconventional Guide to Finding Work on Your Terms."
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Most millennials think the U.S. should take care of people who lost jobs to automation

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Mar 16, 2018
For many, even if that means raising taxes substantially.
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Want to divest from guns? You might need to team up with your co-workers

by Jana Kasperkevic and Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2018
Under pressure to divest from guns, pension funds feel they have to choose between making money for their members and their values.
Outside view of Sunrise Tactical Supply store in Coral Springs, Florida on February 16, 2018 where school shooter Nikolas Cruz bought his AR-15 to gun down students at Marjory Stoneman High School. 
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Even dogs need to have experience to get a job

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 19, 2018
There's a lot of training that goes into becoming a working dog.
Patch, a service dog, picks up an arm strap with a stylus for his owner Annette Ramirez.
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Someone probably owns most of the things you say

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Feb 15, 2018
And that's a problem for people naming new businesses.
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What's keeping your CEO up at night

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Feb 14, 2018
Companies are making the shift from customer satisfaction to employee satisfaction.
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Where millennials stand on immigration

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Feb 5, 2018
Most millennials across all races support citizenship for immigrants who meet DACA requirements, but they disagree about whether immigrants are taking away jobs.
Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) demonstrate during a rally in front of the White House on Sept. 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 
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