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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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Merkel: To get through crisis, more Europe needed

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 14, 2011
Economist Julia Coronado discusses the difficult situation Europe is in right now and what German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to happen.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to speak to delegates on the first day of the 24th CDU Party Congress in Leipzig, Germany.
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Sovereign debt is the new toxic asset

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 11, 2011
After the subprime mortgage crisis, investors fled to "safe" government debt. The eurozone crisis shows how toxic those bonds have become.
An interior view of Athens stock exchange on April 28, 2010.
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Retailers introduce interactive 'shopping walls'

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 9, 2011
Stores like Sears and Wal-Mart are debuting walls where shoppers can scan QR codes and make purchases with their phones.
This photo taken March 11, 2005, shows a 'QR Code' being displayed in a camera-equipped mobile phone in Tokyo. QR Code allows users to enter text information such as name and address on a name card, Internet URL or e-mail address, into mobile phones easily and quickly.
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Credit unions gain at banks' expense

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 4, 2011
Consumers piqued by card and account fees at big national banks are switching to credit unions and community banks ahead of Bank Transfer Day.
Protesters associated with Occupy Wall Street march past a Citibank branch in Manhattan on October 28, 2011 in New York City. Hundreds of protesters delivered 6,000 letters from angry bank customers to the headquarters of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase during the march.
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Oil exec gets severance payout -- for staying

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 31, 2011
As Occupy Wall Street protests bemoan executive pay, Nabors Industries' chairman gives up CEO role and gets $100 million severance-like payment.
Oil rig.
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Cable losing subscribers

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 27, 2011
Time Warner Cable has been shedding tens of thousands of subscribers every month. Are tight household budgets putting the squeeze on cable?
A Chinese man watches the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic games at home on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Groupon hits the road to woo investors

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 24, 2011
The online coupon company hopes to raise some $500 million when it goes public, but doubts have emerged about its accounting and growth prospects.
The Groupon logo is displayed in the lobby of the company's international headquarters on June 10, 2011 in Chicago, Ill.
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Netflix to report earnings after rocky months

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 24, 2011
The video-rental pioneer has taken a hit after raising prices in July, but its shift to Internet streaming is the future of TV viewing.
General view during a press conference with Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, to announce the Netflix service in Mexico at the St. Regis Hotel on Sept. 12, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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North Dakota, land of jobs

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 18, 2011
The secret to the state's success in a down economy.
An oil derrick works to extract oil from 400 billion barrels North Dakota has in reserves.
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Occupy Wall Street occupies an odd park

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 14, 2011
Zuccotti Park is one of many privately owned public spaces in New York. Unlike city-owned parks, it's open around the clock.
'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrators rest in Zuccotti Park after marching in the financial district on October 14, 2011 in New York City.
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