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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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Wal-Mart will buy your used video games now

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 18, 2014
Wal-Mart has entered the booming used game market
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Quizzes are free data mining tools for brands

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 18, 2014
An online Game of Thrones quiz got a million online hits for HBO.
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St. Patrick O'Nomics

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 17, 2014
Businesses are making a lot of green this St. Patrick's Day
Parade goers dressed as leprechauns jumps up and shout as they prepare to attend St Patrick's Day festivities in Dublin
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Obama pushes for more overtime pay

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 12, 2014
Wages haven’t really increased in the last 20 years--a look at how and why companies are keeping wages low
U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the White House after a day trip to New York on March 11, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The president attended two fundraisers and shopped at a Midtown Manahattan Gap, highlighting the retailer's policy of paying entry-level employees more than the federal minimum wage. No word on whether or not he was paid overtime.
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Changing fraternity culture: A business question

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 10, 2014
After a string of deaths, elite fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon eliminates pledging all together.
Warren Buffett, a fraternity brother himself, of Berkshire Hathaway poses for pictures before the game between the Creighton Bluejays and the Providence Friars at CenturyLink Center on March 8, 2014 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Companies are falling over themselves to go public

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 10, 2014
Companies are selling shares at the fastest pace since 2007.
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What natural gas has to do with conflict in Ukraine

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 4, 2014
Natural gas is one of the most important components of the Ukraine equation. Europe is a big consumer and Russia is its supplier of choice.
A gas pipe-line runs in Sevastopol on March 4, 2014. The European Union will help Ukraine pay the $2.0 billion it owes to Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Tuesday.
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The new Cold War?

Sanctions on Russia could hurt U.S., too

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 4, 2014
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Russia's economy isn't doing so well, either

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 3, 2014
As tensions rise in Ukraine, the Russian economy is feeling the effects.
Police officers cordon off pro-Kremlin activists during their rally in support of ethnic Russians in Ukraine in central Moscow, March 2, 2014.
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Is Puerto Rico the new Greece?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 3, 2014
Puerto Rico is issuing $3.5 billion worth of bonds this month and investors are hungry to buy.
A view of Isla Verde Beach in Old San Juan , Puerto Rico
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