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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

  • What are the financial ramifications of the Russian rebellion?
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    From the BBC World Service: Following the failed mutiny in Russia, how have the markets reacted? Jake Cordell, a former economic journalist at the Moscow Times, gives us his thoughts. Plus, Marketplace’s Jo Critcher explains why global consulting group PwC is selling part of its business in Australia for less than a dollar. Also, three million Muslims are expected in Mecca for their Hajj pilgrimage, and the government wants to ensure its tourism industry will benefit, as BBC’s Sebastian Usher reports.

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  • Increased construction is much-needed good news for the real estate market
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    What a rural snowmobile company can teach the rest of the economy about navigating a tight labor market, and with an increase in housing starts, the perennially pinched residential real estate market breaths a (small) sigh of relief.

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  • A mix of Sauvignon Blanc and Bud Light? NASCAR makes its way into European racing
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    A NASCAR-style Camaro ran in the famed 24-hour car race in France. It’s another example of globalization in the sports world. Plus, the plan by the Federal Reserve and other agencies to raise capital requirements could bolster banks’ resilience, but the timing of such measures is important.

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  • The world-famous Glastonbury music festival gets underway
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    From the BBC World Service: The Glastonbury Festival, in the South West of England, has opened. As one of the world’s biggest music festivals, it generates approximately $150 million for local businesses and charities and is famous for its huge headliners; this year the top slot goes to Sir Elton John in one of his last ever concerts. A mortgage time bomb could be about to go off in the UK as interest rates continue to climb and borrowers struggle with repayments.

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  • How can world economic leaders help debt-burdened developing nations?
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    Developing nations that are deep in debt struggle to advance their economies. A summit that began today in Paris aims to tackle this global problem. Then, how businesses are using automation to compensate for a limited labor market.

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  • In a squeezed market, realtors and their clients get creative
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    With home sales still sluggish, real estate agents are seeing buyers compromise on dream homes and sellers try to sweeten deals. Plus, Republicans reconsider the free market, and some parts of the U.S. have a harder time finding workers than others.

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  • From the BBC World Service: The boss of Netflix is in South Korea – a country that’s produced some of its biggest shows. But is Netflix’s multibillion dollar investment in the country supporting, or hindering, the local media landscape? Plus, lower-income nations have long argued they deserve help because they face the greatest risks from climate change – can they strike a financing deal at a major international meeting in Paris this week? And, how an “anti-bleeding” fabric coated with an extract taken from shrimps is being used to treat injuries in Ukrainian war zones.

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  • Justice Alito disputes ethical questions concerning gift disclosure
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    ProPublica reported Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury fishing trip paid for by a billionaire hedge fund manager and didn’t recuse himself from related cases. Could this bolster efforts in Congress to pass stricter ethical guidelines for the Supreme Court? Plus, businesses in Lebanon demand a switch to the dollar.

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  • In small-town Minnesota, lessons for a tight labor market
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    Companies in rural areas like northern Minnesota have been dealing with small labor pools for years. Could they have insight into how management and workers can handle the post-pandemic tight labor market? Plus, as the U.S. continues the will-they-or-won’t-they recession game, some countries are already there.

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  • It’s time to talk tech as India PM Modi heads to Washington
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    From the BBC World Services: What will constitute a successful trip to Washington for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi? The BBC’s Nikhil Inamdar explains. Plus, Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, explains how AI could negatively impact gender equality. And finally, Hannah McCarthy reports from Lebanon where businesses are increasingly demanding to be paid in dollars.

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