Stacey Vanek Smith

Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to 1935 for the birth of a game that can make you rich and powerful or send you to jail — directly to jail.

This week in business history, Stacey Vanek-Smith recounts the day most Americans first heard radio, all the way back in 1920.

This week marks the anniversary of Black Tuesday. Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back for a look at the great stock market crash of 1929.

This week in 1881, the world's best-selling painter was born. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at the ongoing appeal of Pablo Picasso.

This week in 1869, the New York Stock Exchange decided to let members sell their seats. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

Gas prices could be on the rise again if OPEC follows through with production cuts, but things could be worse. Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to this week in 1973 for the OPEC oil embargo.

This week in 1931, one of the country's most infamous crime lords is taken out — by the taxman. Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us Back to Business, our look at the history of all things economic.

On this day 56 years ago, CBS was issued the first color TV license by the FCC. Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us Back to Business, our look at the history of all things economic.

Procter & Gamble has sold Sure brand deodorant to a private equity firm. It's part of a trend to shed brands with little growth potential, Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.