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Jordan Mangi

Associate Digital Producer

Jordan Mangi is an associate digital producer for Marketplace based in Chicago, Illinois. She joined Marketplace in 2023 and was previously an intern on the digital team. Jordan produces online content for the daily "Marketplace" show, reports web stories, and helps keep the site running smoothly.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Jordan is also a proud alumna of Girls Write Now.

Latest from Jordan Mangi

  • The contrarian jobs report
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    Employment dropped in February, but the number of jobs went up. Confused? We’ll explain.

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  • This isn’t the 2018 trade war
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    High inflation expectations complicate things for Jay Powell’s Fed. Plus, banks are stuck with depreciated bonds and job searchers should prepare to be “in it for the long haul.”

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  • Uncertainty is a certainty
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    The softening labor market, falling Treasury yields and a fuzzy service sector can all point to the multiplying economic unknowns. Plus, entrepreneurship booms and a soybean farmer worries.

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  • Tariff pain and retaliation
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    President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada are here. Plus, why chain drug stores are struggling to stay afloat.

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  • Bird flu spreads its wings
    Moises Avila/AFP via Getty Images

    Public health experts say the government should bolster incentives for farmers and farmworkers to test for and report cases of the virus.

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  • Will Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes workers stay?
    Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

    Staying in LA will be even harder for grips, gaffers and lighting techs with roughly 13,000 homes lost in January’s fires. Also: The rising cost of utilities and a second act for frozen foods.

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  • Feb 27, 2025

    Hope or fear?

    Hope or fear?
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    It’s hard to say whether durable goods orders are up because of optimism or uncertainty. Plus, unemployment claims, med spas and how a customs broker sees the current economy.

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  • Feb 26, 2025

    The GDP equation

    The GDP equation
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    Discretionary government spending contributes to GDP. What happens if the government spends a lot less? Plus, ice cream roulette.

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  • A housing reality check
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    Home prices keep going up, and Home Depot’s earnings report reflects hesitation to make big purchases. Plus, consumer sentiment falls.

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  • Who’s in the consumer-spending driver’s seat?
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    Increasingly, the wealthiest Americans do the bulk of the consumption in this economy. Plus, data centers and U.S. economic warfare.

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