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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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Fed chair Powell's latest speech hints at caution regarding interest rates

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 20, 2023
Jerome Powell spoke Oct. 19 and said the Federal Open Market Committee would be "proceeding carefully."
“Given the uncertainties and risks, and given how far we’ve come, the committee is proceeding carefully," Powell said.
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How parents can help their children achieve without being overbearing

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 19, 2023
The author of a new book explains why value is a key to helping teenagers thrive in high school and beyond.
"Parents feel really tasked with getting their kids into a 'good school,' so that that could act as a kind of life vest in a sea of economic uncertainty," said author Jennifer Breheny Wallace.
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U.S. households' net worth surged during pandemic, Fed Reserve survey finds

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 19, 2023
Net worth increased, even for low-income families. But is this just a temporary improvement in the wealth gap?
Things like pandemic relief checks and extended unemployment helped U.S. households' median net worth soar 37% between 2019 to 2022 after adjusting for inflation.
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Israel-Hamas War

Israel-Hamas war's human cost is primary, but geopolitical risk to economy persists

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 18, 2023
If the conflict widens to include direct confrontation with other nations in the Middle East, the economic shockwaves could be significant.
“The geopolitical pot is just boiling,” said Bernard Baumohl of the Economic Outlook Group. Above, a man walks through debris in Gaza City on Oct. 11.
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U.S. economy among the few bright spots at World Bank/IMF annual meeting

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 10, 2023
The meetings are being held in Morocco, still struggling to recover from a severe earthquake just a month ago. The contrast with the U.S. could not be more stark. The IMF says the U.S. is the only major economy where output has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for U.S. economic growth.
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Senate to consider giving cannabis businesses access to banking

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 25, 2023
The Senate Banking Committee hearing this week will consider the question of allowing cannabis business owners to open bank accounts for their companies legally.
It’s currently difficult for cannabis business owners to open bank accounts, even in states where marijuana is legal.
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Phasing out of pandemic-era federal aid for child care sparks alarm

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 22, 2023
A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.
More than 70,000 child care programs will likely close after they lose their federal pandemic aid, according to a recent report from the Century Foundation.
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Federal Reserve holds steady on rate hikes for now

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 21, 2023
Announcing its decision yesterday, the Fed also signaled it could hike rates one more time before year's end.
In his news conference on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that there are economics headwinds that could make a soft landing more difficult.
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What the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections can reveal

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 20, 2023
The quarterly report gives clues about how members of the Federal Open Market Committee see the economy and what future steps they might take.
In addition to an announcement on interest rates, the Federal Reserve will release its Summary of Economic Projections on Wednesday.
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As Federal Reserve meets, economic headwinds blow

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 19, 2023
Consumers facing high energy prices and other burdens may cut back on spending, cooling the economy but, the Fed hopes, not sending it into recession.
The Federal Reserve hopes that things like rising energy prices will help curb consumer spending without spawning a recession.
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