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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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How entitlements like Social Security and Medicare got so big

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 3, 2024
These programs are the biggest part of the budget, and cuts to them feel personal, one expert says. Reducing them has been tough historically.
Social Security started during the Depression as a way to get money to elderly people, many of whom were living in poverty. Now it's the biggest U.S. government expense.
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Small businesses are under siege from cyberattacks

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 8, 2024
Many don’t have the staff or the financial cushion to survive.
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Think of the US Fed Chair as the economy’s "Iron Throne"

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 22, 2024
Don’t let the tranquil tone and technical language fool you — the stakes at the Federal Reserve are higher than anything in Westeros.
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Who’s afraid of our $34 trillion national debt?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jan 30, 2024
Our U.S. debt is bigger than our economic output. Consequences include ballooning interest payments and potential trust issues.
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If inflation slowed down in 2023, why is my grocery bill so high?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jan 10, 2024
2023 was officially a very good year for the US economy: unemployment stayed near record lows, the markets were strong, and inflation came under control. So with all this good news, why does looking at the grocery bill still feel a little like getting poked with a cattle prod? 
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Is it RIP for the NFT?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 22, 2023
After the meteoric rise of NFTs, the fall has hammered the market. Can we call curtains for the digital art market?
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Criticism, crashes, and crises: Revisiting three ghosts of debt ceiling battles past

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 5, 2023
There have been about 80 debt ceiling battles since 1960. But those decades of drama have never led to an actual default.
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Machiavelli’s lessons for women in the workforce

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Sep 7, 2021
An excerpt from “Machiavelli for Women,” a new book by NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith.
Italian statesman, writer and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, circa 1510. In a new book, NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith applies the lessons of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” to women in 21st century workplaces.
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Is Snapchat really worth $10 billion?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Aug 27, 2014
We look at what makes Snapchat worth what people think it's worth today?
Snapchat has been allocated an impressive $10 billion valuation following an investment made by venture-capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
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And the Emmy goes to... Monday!

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Aug 22, 2014
NBC has moved the Emmys from Sunday to Monday... and the reason is all economics.
The Emmys will take place on Monday this year to avoid competition with Sunday Night Football.
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