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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

  • Hotel, motel, affordable home?
    Bill Vorasate/Getty Images

    That motel with dozens of unused rooms — what if it became affordable housing? Plus, where would we see the effect of interest-rate cuts first?

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  • Hey, it’s still job growth
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    The BLS just made a major revision to payroll numbers. Plus, when was the last time inflation was under 3%?

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  • Over 4,000 delegates to this year's DNC will have to pay their own way to the convention in Chicago, or fundraise to make the trip possible.
    Win McNamee/Getty Images

    Attending the national convention as a delegate can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it comes at a price.

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  • How homeownership got so out of reach
    J. David Ake/Getty Images

    The median American homebuyer is getting wealthier. Plus, reaching 2% inflation becomes trickier the closer the Fed gets to that goal.

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  • Luxury beauty products have lost some of their glow
    Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for CVS Pharmacy

    Wallet-conscious consumers are pulling back on makeup splurges, according to Estée Lauder sales. Plus, we’ve added many gigawatts of capacity to the U.S. electric grid since January. But is it enough?

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  • Campaign promises and what happens later
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

    Are candidates’ economic promises designed to woo voters or contrast with their opponent? Plus, coal power plants are so last year and bookstores bank on summer foot traffic.

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  • Aug 15, 2024

    Just keep spending

    Just keep spending
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    If consumers keep their wallets open, we might keep the door closed to a recession. Plus, we check in with two women who were part of a semiconductor job training program.

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  • Time for the Fed to pivot?
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

    Good news: Inflation is cooling. Bad news: So is the job market. Is it time for the Fed to pivot focus? Plus, food worth traveling for.

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  • Taking the temperature of small business
    Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

    Small-business optimism increased last month — but not much. Plus, “Debt Trek” and deferred home renovations.

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  • The ol’ stock-bond balancing act
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Don’t put all your eggs in the stocks basket, as the saying goes. Plus, the case for trains and “bifurcated” summer travel.

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