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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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Subway adds avocado to sandwich menu

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 30, 2011
The national fast-food chain freshens up its foot-longs with avocado spread in a move to raise prices and "fresh" profile.
A man passes a Subway shop in New York City.
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Big banks unveil e-payment system

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 25, 2011
Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase will offer transfers via smartphone in order to keep customers, cut costs and battle PayPal.
Jacquise Dilligard tries out her new Palm Pre smartphone at a Sprint store in Washington, D.C.
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LinkedIn IPO heats up

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 18, 2011
The social networking site goes public tomorrow. Its stock price could say a lot about the tech bubble.
In this photo illustration, the LinkedIn logo is displayed on the screen of a laptop computer on January 27, 2011 in San Anselmo, Calif.
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New York launches probe into financial crisis

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 17, 2011
The state attorney general, often dubbed the Sheriff of Wall Street, probes three major banks that issued risky mortgage-backed securities.
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TV spending rises as audience slips

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 13, 2011
As the TV ad-buying event known as the "upfront" market kicks off next week, networks are confident that advertisers, if not viewers, are back.
Last year the buzz was all about 3D TV. This year the idiot box is getting smart. LG an others are rolling out sleek sets that connect seamlessly to the net.
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Mortgage fraud reports increase

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 10, 2011
As banks re-examine mortgages, they find fraud committed even during the housing bust.
The shadow of a house key falls over a mortgage application form.
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Apple tops the list for brand value

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 9, 2011
An annual survey of the top 100 brands says the company behind the iPhone and the iPad has a brand worth $153 billion. That beats Google, Microsoft and McDonald's.
The Apple logo of a store in Munich, Germany.
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U.S. employment picture brightens

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 6, 2011
The U.S. added 244,000 jobs in April, so maybe the economic recovery has some momentum after all. How do we compare to a year ago?
Job seekers attend a fob fair at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.
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Fewer American homes own TV sets

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 3, 2011
TV ownership in the U.S. has fallen for the first time in 20 years due to poverty and the Internet. The young and restless watch TV online.
Joseph Cogel, 7, stares at a High Definition Plasma Television set in Miami, Florida. By February 2009, all but the smallest new televisions must be able to receive digital broadcast signals.
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The differences in growth between the stock market and the economy

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 3, 2011
Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan discusses how a growing stock market doesn't equal a growing economy.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City.
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