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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

Latest Stories (1,145)

Happy 5th anniversary, bull market?

Jan 22, 2014
The fifth anniversary of the markets’ bull run will soon be upon us. On the principle “all good things come to an end,” is it time to expect a correction?
The Wall Street bronze Bull looks out to an empty Broadway in Lower Manhattan, N.Y.
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

Why it's hard to charge $40 for a pork chop

Jan 21, 2014
Pork prices have been high, but people still crave bacon.
Maialino executive chef Nick Anderer shows off a popular dish at his restaurant: Crispy Suckling Pig Face.
Stacey Vanek Smith/Marketplace

Which spies scare you more?

Jan 17, 2014
The NSA announcement is sucking up a lot of the oxygen today. But what should we be more worried about: the government holding data – or the likes of Target?
A couple of shoppers leave a Target store on a rainy afternoon in Alhambra, California.
Frederic J. Brown

Why the demise of brick and mortar stores may not be such a big deal for the economy

Jan 16, 2014
It sounds cold-blooded, but with shopping habits changing fast, the demise of the brick and mortar store may not matter much to the economy in the long run.
Customers shop for electronics items during Black Friday at a Best Buy store in San Diego, Calif.
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Neiman Marcus, like Target, reveals credit card hack

Jan 13, 2014
How do companies decide whether and how to reveal details of data breaches to the public?
Pedestrians walk past a Neiman Marcus store on the Magnificent Mile March 5, 2009 in Chicago, Ill.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

If the unemployment rate drops below 7 percent...

Jan 10, 2014
The unemployment number has to fall further for the Fed to feel it's safe to start withdrawing extraordinary support from the economy.
A pedestrian walks by a 'now hiring' sign that is posted in the window of a Chase bank branch in San Rafael, California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

We've come a long way, baby

Jan 8, 2014
50 years ago this week, the Surgeon General of the United States issued a report that linked smoking to lung cancer. A look at how that affected the industry and where we are now.
A woman smokes a cigarette in the pedestrian plaza located in Times Square May 23, 2011 in New York City.
Daniel Barry/Getty Images

Do people still try to 'Buy American?'

Jan 2, 2014
Fiat is set to acquire full-control of Chrysler in a $4.35 billion deal.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blamed President Obama for selling Chrysler to Fiat.
Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images

How do I make sure I stick to my resolution?

Jan 1, 2014
If you have to make one financial New Year’s resolution, what should it be?
Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour with an early warm up session in preparation for its New Year's Eve celebration.
Jeremy Ng/Getty Images

How Florida's orange farmers are fighting back

Dec 31, 2013
As a virulent disease devastates Florida's citrus crops, two farms innovate.
Quentin Roe and William Roe run W.G. Roe and Sons, Inc. It's one of the largest tangerine operations in the country. 
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