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Jordan Mangi

Jordan Mangi

Assistant Digital Producer

Jordan Mangi is an assistant 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 "Marketplace" the show, reports web stories and helps keep the site running smoothly.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Jordan worked at the Daily Northwestern as a digital managing editor, audio editor and reporter. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she is also a proud alumna of Girls Write Now.

Before working in journalism, Jordan had many other jobs that involved telling stories and talking to strangers, including ice cream scooper, campus tour guide and children's theater director.

Latest from Jordan Mangi

  • Aug 29, 2023

    Who’s gonna build a renewable energy grid?

    Who’s gonna build a renewable energy grid?
    Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

    Trades that are higher-paid will likely be covered, but what about all that solar panel manufacturing? Plus, bank stability and U.S.-China trade.

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  • Aug 29, 2023

    A new-and-improved FAFSA

    A new-and-improved FAFSA
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    It will be available to students in December, for the 2024-25 academic year. Plus, a rising demand for venture debt.

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  • Aug 29, 2023

    London puts a price on pollution as it expands its ultra low emission zone

    London puts a price on pollution as it expands its ultra low emission zone

    From the BBC World Service: London has today expanded its ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ), which is designed to clean up air quality in the British capital. The BBC’s Olie D’Albertanson explains the financial knock-on effect for those living and working there. We also hear from Frank Levin, a former U.S. under-secretary of commerce for international trade, on the efforts being made to restore relationships with China. Lastly, the BBC’s João da Silva reports on concerns over gas price rises, with workers at two large liquefied natural gas plants in Australia going on strike in a week.

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  • Aug 28, 2023

    Relief, and some uncertainty

    Relief, and some uncertainty
    Natalie Behring/Getty Images

    That was the mood at last week’s Jackson Hole Symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Fed. Plus, an oversupply of salmon means Alaskan fishermen are struggling.

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  • Aug 28, 2023

    4-day workweek, full-time pay

    4-day workweek, full-time pay
    Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

    That’s one of several demands from the UAW, which just voted to authorize a strike. Plus, Commerce Secretary Raimondo visits China.

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  • Aug 28, 2023

    China’s Evergrande stock plunges 87% as trading resumes

    China’s Evergrande stock plunges 87% as trading resumes
    WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: China Evergrande Group’s shares resumed trading on Monday after a lengthy suspension, and investors in the real estate organisation took the chance to withdraw their money — the BBC’s Asia correspondent Mickey Bristow explains why. Plus, Lebanon is in the midst of a huge economic crisis: Inflation is in triple figures and the banking system has collapsed, but the wine industry is booming.

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  • Aug 25, 2023

    A carbon… vacuum cleaner?

    A coal burner inside the American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009. In cooperation with AEP, the French company Alstom unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant, so called "clean coal," which will store around 100,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year 2,1 kilometers (7,200 feet) underground.
    Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

    The latest in carbon capture tech. Plus, the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium kicks off today.

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  • Aug 25, 2023

    In U.S. Steel sale, does the union get a say?

    In U.S. Steel sale, does the union get a say?
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    The union says yes, U.S. Steel says not quite. Plus, Subway sold to a private equity firm and ESPN might soon be streamable without cable.

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  • Aug 25, 2023

    New EU rules to keep tabs on tech titans

    Big tech will be subject to new EU regulations from today
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    The European Union’s Digital Services Act is coming into force today and some of the world’s tech giants will be directly affected. The world’s largest computer and video games festival, Games Com is wrapping up this weekend and a lot of the talk’s been about nostalgic titles and the possible take over of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The international leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has kicked off in Mexico City. She’s on track to make one billion dollars from the tour, which would make it the highest-grossing series of concerts in history.

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  • Aug 24, 2023

    New York City’s Airbnb crackdown is coming

    New York City’s Airbnb crackdown is coming
    Anthony Devlin/ Getty Images

    Starting in early September, New York City is going to get a lot more aggressive about cracking down on Airbnb.

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