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)
Trademark law: Why Disney is fighting a Canadian DJ
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Stan Alcorn
Nov 5, 2014
A face-off is taking place between two famous mice: Mickey Mouse and Deadmau5.
Verizon, AT&T and the new supercookies
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Stan Alcorn
Nov 4, 2014
Supercookies are hard to detect and some can't be turned off.
French ad giant Publicis to buy digital firm Sapient
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Stan Alcorn
Nov 3, 2014
Will the ad giant's purchase of a US digital ad specialist be worth the money?
Tim Cook and the diversity problem in the C-suite
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 30, 2014
"I'm proud to be gay" - Apple CEO Tim Cook writes. But where's the diversity in the C-suite?
How big is a billion users?
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Stan Alcorn
and Tony Wagner
Oct 29, 2014
Mark Zuckerberg says it's the benchmark for turning Facebook's products into meaningful businesses.
Jack Lew goes to Africa
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 27, 2014
Why did the Treasury Secretary cross the Atlantic? To do business.
The murky origin of the 20 percent down payment
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 22, 2014
How homeowners historically reached the average number.
Why IBM is paying $1.5 billion to lose a business
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 20, 2014
By paying to split off its chipmaking arm, IBM may actually be getting a deal.
How stock market volatility could impact the economy
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 16, 2014
It's been a wild week on the stock market. The causes are numerous--from Europe to ebola to weak economic growth in the United States. But what are the likely effects--beyond the markets themselves?
Behind big banks profits, a sea change
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 14, 2014
Has 'the American Bank' has changed since the financial crisis?