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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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2024 economic forecasts bring optimism and uncertainty

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 3, 2024
Fairly low unemployment, gradually slowing inflation and continued economic growth are all positive signals. But there are risks too.
“Rather than cautiously optimistic, I’d say we’re optimistically cautious,” said Vanguard's Andrew Patterson of 2024's economic outlook.
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More than 20 states ring in the new year with a higher minimum wage

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 1, 2024
The highest state minimum wages as of Jan. 1, 2024 will be Washington state at $16.28 and California at $16. But is that really enough to live on?
A nationwide livable wage would be close to $25 an hour, says Amy Glasmeier, a professor of economic geography at MIT.
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Canada's planning to impose a digital services tax. The U.S. government is not amused.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 25, 2023
Washington wants to wait for a global agreement. Ottawa doesn't.
There are worries that tensions between the U.S. and Canada over the digital tax could turn into a trade war.
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Affordable housing hammered by rising insurance rates

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 15, 2023
Insurance premiums for affordable housing operators are already pricier. The pandemic and climate change has pushed the costs even more.
“Underwriters tend to charge about 10% to 15% more than the standard market rate for affordable housing," said Maria Lobo of the global insurance brokerage Gallagher.
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Israel-Hamas War

With a government shutdown averted, funding for Israel and Ukraine remains in the air

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 17, 2023
A bipartisan group of Senators is working on a compromise on immigration that would be included in a broader package of aid for Ukraine and Israel.
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives also passed a $14 billion aid package for Israel, with no funding for Ukraine.
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Hundreds of thousands of younger veterans go uninsured, new report finds

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 10, 2023
The Urban Institute has released a new report saying that roughly 400,000 veterans under 65 go without coverage. But expanded Medicaid could help.
"A little under 5% of veterans below age 65 remain without coverage,” said Jessica Banthin at the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center.
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What's the deal with Speaker Mike Johnson's financial disclosure?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 9, 2023
Congressional ethics rules only require disclosure if a member of Congress has total deposits in interest bearing accounts worth more than $5,000.
Under assets on Speaker Mike Johnson's most recent financial disclosure report for 2022, it says "none disclosed."
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National Debt

Why the Treasury Department's borrowing plan may overshadow Jay Powell's news conference

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 1, 2023
As the Fed wraps up its two-day meeting, economists are looking to the Treasury Department for details on how the federal government plans to borrow money through the end of the year.
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What’s the difference between CPI and PCE?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 27, 2023
The consumer price index and the personal consumption expenditures price index measure the changing cost of different baskets of goods.
Housing is a bigger part of the CPI than the PCE, and the increase in housing costs has pushed the CPI higher.
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Israel-Hamas War

A look at the history of U.S. aid to Israel

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 23, 2023
The U.S. has given Israel $158 billion since Israel was founded, not adjusting for inflation, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Above, President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the war between Israel and Gaza on Oct. 19. Biden's request for $14 billion in aid for Israel has yet to come before the speaker-less House.
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