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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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White House weighing auto options

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 15, 2008
The White House looks poised to take action to help the auto industry, and there are a few routes it could take. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth, who goes over what could happen.
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Coffee jacked up on shorter supply

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 10, 2008
The price of coffee, the world's second-most traded commodity, has been rising due to a projected shortage. But the recession may help coffee fans troubled by steeper cups. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Deflation: Small prices, big problem

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 9, 2008
With an economy in peril, it seems like everything is on sale. But when consumers hold out for record low prices, the market suffers from deflation. Stacey Vanek-Smith explains why in our latest Marketplace Decoder.
Sale sign in Chicago shoe store
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Money bigger priority in higher ed

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 4, 2008
The number of students applying to college continues to rise, but this year, about half of colleges said fewer students than usual accepted offers. Money is one major reason for the change. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Auto dealerships deal with crisis

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 1, 2008
About 700 U.S. auto dealerships have closed their doors so far this year as the credit crisis has taken its toll on the automotive industry. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
A vacant used car dealership in Fairfield, Calif.
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Layaway plans regain popularity

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 28, 2008
Knowing people have less cash in their wallets, some retailers are turning to old tricks to get shoppers spending money during the holiday season. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
Natalie Lafuentes shops for a toaster at a Sears store in Yonkers, N.Y. Retailers such as Sears are seeing a resurgence in the use of layaway plans.
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What will OPEC do next?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 28, 2008
OPEC ministers are meeting to discuss plummeting oil prices. They are expected to call for a production cut. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports that doesn't mean the OPEC member countries will actually do it.
Regular unleaded gas is $1.69 a gallon at a BP station Nov., 13, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.
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U.N. meeting on developing nations

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 28, 2008
The United Nations holds a forum this weekend on international financing for poorer nations, and purse strings are a lot tighter for investors this year. The credit crunch isn't helping either. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
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To inherit, you have to earn their trust

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 27, 2008
Trusts allow people to pass wealth on to loved ones, but a new kind of trust also lets people attach some strings to the money -- as Stacey Vanek-Smith discovered with her parents.
"You'd better listen to your mother..."
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Stepping up to reduce global emissions

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Nov 26, 2008
Countries have been ramping up to reduce greenhouse gases, but the global cash crunch could mean less money for clean energy development. But Stacey Vanek-Smith reports the U.S. and Europe are expected to push reforms.
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