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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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American Express: from exclusive to inclusive

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jun 4, 2014
The issuer of the famous Black Card is focusing on low-income financial services.
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: A $2 billion bank shot for the Clippers

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 30, 2014
A look at the markets, Clippers big sale and the EPA's new carbon rules.
Los Angeles Clippers hold up signs referencing the Donald Sterling situation before the game with the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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How #YesAllWomen reignited the conversation about gender equality

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 30, 2014
A look behind #YesAllWomen
Photos of a victim stand in a makeshift memorial in front of the IV Deli May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. 
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Brazil's drought creates a surge in global coffee prices

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 30, 2014
The world's biggest coffee producing country has been hit with a major drought. And the effects are trickling around the world.
Global coffee consumption continues to rise.
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: The cost of concussions

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 29, 2014
A look at the markets, the challenge of reducing concussions and more from our LearningCurve series.
This really might not be enough to prevent a concussion.
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Want faster internet connection? Go to the moon.

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 29, 2014
Scientists from NASA and MIT have developed a way to create a wi-fi hotspot on the moon.
So it's made out of cheese AND is a wi-fi hot spot?
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Ask Money

Data brokers set the price tag on your head

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 28, 2014
Now, the FTC wants them to give us some personal information.
The websites of Bing, Microsoft and Yahoo are displayed on a computer monitor in San Anselmo, California.
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Oh Canada... the black hole for U.S. stores

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 22, 2014
Why has Canada proved so difficult for U.S. business?
A Sears store at Chinook Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sears Canada today posted a steep fall in quaterly sales.
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I've Always Wondered ...

How much would an all-American iPhone cost?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 20, 2014
A 100 percent U.S.-made iPhone would cost more than $2,000.
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By The Numbers

Meet Happy! The unsettling new Happy Meal mascot

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 20, 2014
McDonald's new Happy Meal mascot: marketing fail or counter-intuitive genius?
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