Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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Banks, retailers warn customers of data breach

Apr 4, 2011
JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Best Buy and others say millions of email addresses may have been exposed when hackers hit data firm Epsilon.
Epsilon logo.
Epsilon

Fall in home sales dampens spring buying outlook

Mar 23, 2011
New home sales in February took their biggest fall in 50 years. The price gap between new and existing homes has widened due to foreclosures.
A reduced price sign sits in front of a house in Glendale, Calif.
David McNew/Getty Images

Treasury to sell its mortgage-backed securities

Mar 22, 2011
The U.S. Treasury is to sell $142 billion of mortgage-backed securities it bought during the financial crisis. Will the sale boost mortgage rates?
Seal of the U.S. Treasury Department
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World's big economies act to tame Japan's yen

Mar 18, 2011
In its first joint action on a currency in over a decade, the Group of Seven nations sold yen to halt its rise and help spur Japanese exports.
A money changer counts Japanese yen notes.
Theresa Barraclough/AFP/Getty Images

Japan quake hammers U.S. companies

Mar 17, 2011
The ripple effects from the earthquake and tsunami hit a range of U.S. companies, from Aflac to Tiffany, which sell heavily to Japan.
Aflac logo
Aflac

Warren Buffett bets $9 billion on engine oil

Mar 14, 2011
Weeks after Buffett said he had an "itchy" finger for acquisitions, his Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy industrial chemical firm Lubrizol.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

B of A lowers interest rates for some cardholders

Mar 11, 2011
Are you one of the lucky ones? Bank of America so far is the only card company who's admitted publicly of lowering rates. Reporter Stacey Vanek Smith says this may be a sign that credit card issuers are loosening up.
A man shows off some of his credit cards.
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Starbucks and Green Mountain double up for single-serve

Mar 10, 2011
Starbucks is joining forces with Green Mountain to sell single-serve coffee and tea for Green Mountain's Keurig machines. Green Mountain already dominates the coffee-pod market. With Starbucks, its machines will become the industry standard.
A single-cup gourmet brewer by Keurig is part the merchandise in the Grammy Gift Bag previewed on January 19, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.
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Offices moving from cubicles to wide, open spaces

Mar 4, 2011
Cube drones, the days of generic gray walls and desks may soon be over. More offices are opting for more open layouts, which some say inspire greater collaboration and creativity.
Offices of the social marketing firm, Mr. Youth.
Stacey Vanek Smith/Marketplace

The pork industry adopts a new ad slogan

Mar 4, 2011
After 25 years, the National Pork Board is changing its advertising tune. Out goes "The Other White Meat." In comes "Pork: Be Inspired."
The new pork logo and slogan, "Pork: Be Inspired."
Courtesy of the National Pork Board