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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 (46)

Marketplace Minute

A consumer pulse check

May 22, 2024
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A mixed open on Wall Street

May 21, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

Red Lobster's woes go beyond just bottomless shrimp

May 20, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

The latest in the tense back-and-forth between the U.S. and China

May 20, 2024
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Marketplace Minute

Unemployment claims jump more than expected

May 9, 2024
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Uber underdelivers

May 8, 2024
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A mixed bag from Disney

May 7, 2024
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A Goldilocks jobs report

May 3, 2024
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Stocks open higher

May 2, 2024
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Wall Street opens lower

Mar 15, 2024
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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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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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