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Stacey Vanek Smith

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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How a little Asian bug is crushing the U.S. OJ business

Dec 4, 2013
Citrus greening is putting the squeeze on orange juice farmers, producers and futures traders. It's driving up OJ prices and making big changes to the business.
Oranges are cleaned before being sliced in half and squeezed into juice at the Peace River Citrus Products processing plant in Bartow, Fla.
Stacey Vanek Smith

Small banks and the aftermath of the financial crisis

Dec 4, 2013
A House committee holds a hearing to consider the impact of post-recession reforms on small banks and credit unions.
An ATM at a community bank.
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Quiz: Is this story an ad?

Dec 3, 2013
If you've ever found it hard to discern what’s a news story and what’s an ad on a certain website, you’re not alone.
BuzzFeed gear from a conference in July 2013 in San Diego, California. Buzzfeed is one of the pioneers of native advertising.
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What is a commodity, anyway?

Nov 21, 2013
Investors who are worried about inflation have been pouring money into commodities like gold, silver and wheat. But what is a commodity, anyway? And why are they considered a good investment for inflation hawks?
Between 15-20% of Jeff Crist's apples are sold for juice.
Stacey Vanek Smith

Dow 16,000. WTF?!?!?!

Nov 18, 2013
The record-high Dow performance means something to the trading and investing community, but to you and me?

The First Lady economy

Nov 12, 2013
Michelle Obama has a new pet project: Getting kids into college. But will her involvement help or hurt the initiative?

Special delivery from Amazon and USPS: Sunday packages

Nov 11, 2013
Amazon has signed a deal with the U.S. Postal Service for Sunday deliveries this holiday season.
U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Juan Padilla arranges mail in his truck while on his delivery route in San Francisco, Calif. Bowing to pressure from unhappy customers and members of Congress, the U.S. Postal service will not close some 3,600 rural post offices.
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The most important person in Twitter's IPO

Nov 6, 2013
In the Twitter IPO, the pivotal role is played by a human: the designated market maker, who will act as a conduit for all trading in Twitter shares.
The Twitter logo is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the afternoon of November 6, 2013 in New York City. Twitter launches its IPO tomorrow. 
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SAC's $1.2B fine: When does a scoop become insider trading?

Nov 4, 2013
The hedge fund SAC has plead guilty to insider trading. The government has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to trading in material non-public information.
 The headquarters of SAC Capital is viewed in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Tapering our own economic expectations

Oct 30, 2013
The Federal Reserve reaffirmed, to no one's surprise, that its stimulus will continue.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke participates in a meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, October 24, 2013 in Washington DC.
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