Stan Alcorn
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Stan Alcorn is a reporter based in New York City. In addition to his work for Marketplace, he has reported for Fast Company, WNYC and NPR.
Latest Stories (159)
The cost of keeping social media sites in check
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 16, 2015
Pressure is mounting on Facebook and Twitter to censor everything from trolls (which can really hurt engagement) to ISIS.
How bank stress tests are like restaurant inspections
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 12, 2015
The DOH does snap inspections, whereas banks have plenty of time to prepare.
Behind the scenes at a budget hedge-fund start-up
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 11, 2015
Smaller hedge funds are hoping to beat out their larger counterparts.
Why the stock market just dropped
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 10, 2015
The Dow and S&P 500 fell markedly on Tuesday, dropping into negative territory for the year. But what was the proximate cause?
Why Apple is replacing AT&T in the Dow
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 6, 2015
The move was apparently a no-brainer.
Oil, futures and 'super contango.' What's it all mean?
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 5, 2015
When low prices and high supplies converge, you get a super-rare situation.
Google's wireless gamble
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Stan Alcorn
Mar 2, 2015
The Internet giant is a new entrant in an already crowded marketplace.
Wal-Mart's wage increase isn't only for good PR
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 19, 2015
Higher wages means rising costs. How will shareholders react to this new paradigm?
Is the NSA monitoring foreign hard drives?
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 17, 2015
Security experts say the scope of the hack suggests a state actor.
This might hurt a bit: The downside of Ukraine's IMF loan
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 12, 2015
A $17.5 billion IMF package for Ukraine comes with challenging conditions.