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)
How Obama plans to tax the biggest banks
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 19, 2015
Obama plans to raise millions by upping taxes on the rich and going after banks.
Obama's latest move to boost housing market
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 8, 2015
President reduces FHA insurance rate, but how much of a difference can $900 make?
Record lows on bond market: A cause for concern
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 6, 2015
Low yield in global bond market may be a sign of "secular stagnation": High savings and low investment.
Champagne wishes and hangover-cure dreams
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Stan Alcorn
Jan 1, 2015
With New Year's Eve in the rear-view mirror, we tackle a timely topic: Hangover cures
American Apparel closes a challenging year
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 31, 2014
As the company welcomes a new CEO, will changes boost American Apparel's bottom line?
How bankers muscled ratings agencies on tobacco bonds
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 23, 2014
Banks pushed firms to give better ratings to companies that are now close to default.
Teachers' needs drive a growing online marketplace
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 12, 2014
Teachers spend their own money on supplies, but now they're buying from each other
Why D.C. is up in arms about derivatives ... again
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 11, 2014
On the spending bill chopping block: A section of the Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform bill. So what does it do exactly?
Cyber-crime fighters profit in a 'hacked economy'
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 9, 2014
Companies that may profit most are those that can quickly detect and contain breaches.
Why a strong dollar's a dud for indebted foreign firms
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 8, 2014
The dollar is up. Great news, right? Maybe not if you’re an emerging economy.