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Nancy Farghalli

Executive Producer

Nancy is the executive producer of “Marketplace,” a daily radio program hosted by Kai Ryssdal that reaches more than 12.5 million people weekly. She oversees all daily production and content of “Marketplace,” guiding the show’s series, specials and regular programming. Prior to this role, Nancy held several positions at Marketplace, serving as lead pilot producer for podcasts and senior editor of the Wealth & Poverty Desk. In this position, she worked with a reporting team to cover social mobility, wealth disparity and the economics of mobility. She created and produced the award-winning podcast “The Uncertain Hour.” She has led production of live events, such as Marketplace’s 2012 election tour and the 25th anniversary roadshow tour. She also collaborated with the BBC, Slate, The New York Times and ProPublica on investigative and immersive series focused on health care economics, immigration and wage politics. Nancy is on the board of SABEW, the Association for Business Journalists. She played a critical role in special coverage streams — including the last three presidential elections, the Great Recession and news about the Middle East and the Arab Spring. Nancy worked on the Emmy Award-winning series “Big Sky, Big Money,” a PBS “Frontline” documentary about money in politics, produced in partnership with Marketplace.

Latest from Nancy Farghalli

  • Tariffs are showing up in higher prices and some consumers are having to be strategic about their purchases. Above, a woman shops at a Walmart store in Rosemead, California in May.
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    Plus: the ice cream sandwich turns 120 and what the pyramids of central Mexico tell us about ancient economies.

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  • Two more states ban the salary question

    Plus: What low construction spending tells us about the economy and a conversation with REI’s CEO.

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  • Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after the attending the Board’s two-day meeting, on June 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Powell said the Fed will keep rates steady and hinted at a possible rate cut later in the year.
    Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    Plus: We get a former Fed economist to answer your questions, and we dig into what “Medicare for All” really means.

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  • NEW YORK, NY - JULY 30: A man checks his phone as he walks past the Capital One offices in Midtown Manhattan on July 30, 2019 in New York City. In one of the largest-ever thefts of bank data, a software engineer in Seattle was arrested for hacking into a Capitol One server and obtaining the personal data of over 100 million people. The data includes social security numbers, bank account numbers, names, addresses, credit scores, credit limits, balances, and other information.
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    Let’s do the numbers.

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  • A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
    Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008. Does that mean a recession’s on the horizon? Plus: the fight over who gets to sell cancer drugs and the uncomfortable feelings that can happen when your parents control your money.

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  • Why the strength of the dollar matters
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    In presidential tweets to corporate earnings reports, the U.S. dollar has gotten a lot of chatter lately. Plus: Elvis in Vegas and the quest for carbon-neutral utilities.

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  • Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in his office in San Juan in 2018.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    Even as the protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló die down, serious economic challenges remain. Plus: How businesses gain trust and paleontology in the big city.

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  • Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
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    Today, we break down what that means for consumers and Silicon Valley. Plus: new players in local news and changes to the investor visa.

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  • Jul 23, 2019

    Deal or no deal

    Boris Johnson poses outside the Conservative Leadership Headquarters on July 23, 2019 in London, England.
    Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

    Does either party really care about the national debt? Does it matter? Plus: Boris Johnson will be the U.K.’s new prime minister, raising concerns over a no-deal Brexit. 

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  • Steven R. Swartz is the President and CEO of Hearst.
    Hearst

    Hearst CEO Steven Swartz discusses the media industry’s business model and why it’s important for his company to diversify its acquisitions.

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