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 connection between hacking and tax fraud
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 11, 2015
A flood of phony TurboTax filings is raising concerns of identity theft tax fraud.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits President Obama
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 9, 2015
Conflicts facing European continent are likely to be at the top of their agenda.
How online minister ordination mills work (or don't)
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 5, 2015
More brides and grooms are choosing to get married outside religious institutions.
Why Staples may be allowed to buy Office Depot
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 4, 2015
Aided by a changing competitive landscape, $6.3 billion deal could be approved.
Big Oil cuts back, but not on dividends
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 2, 2015
ExxonMobil profits are down 21 percent, so company curtails jobs and investments.
Penalties on the way for the uninsured under Obamacare
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 29, 2015
As many as 6 million households will be fined, but it's unclear how many will pay.
How big banks turn prisons into profit centers
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 28, 2015
Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase have certain banking services on lockdown.
How a strong dollar can be a corporate weakness
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 27, 2015
Multinational corporations can be hurt when profits are "lost in translation."
Was the Box IPO worth the wait?
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 23, 2015
The cloud-storage company goes public after a year-long delay
The true biography of 'Davos Man'
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 21, 2015
Both epithet and symbol, "Davos Man" personifies global elite at economic forum.