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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

Latest from Stacey Vanek Smith

  • When pay-per-view TV got its start
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    This week back in 1951, television first dipped its toe into the world of pay-per-view programs. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports on the beginning of a television revolution.

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  • Moviegoers watch the French film "Iznogou" in Richmond, Va.
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    This week back in 1895 Paris, the Lumiere brothers introduced the world to the film business. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • Radio City Music Hall in New York City
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    This week in 1932, New York City's Radio City Music Hall opened its doors. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • DirecTV dish

    Two media giants are swapping valuable properties. Newscorp's turning over DirecTV and other goodies to Liberty Media, while Liberty's giving up its 20 percent of Newscorp voting stock. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • federal reserve building
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    Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to this week in 1913 to find out how the Federal Reserve came to be.

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  • Actor Tommy Steele as Scrooge in a 2005 stage version of the classic in London.
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    Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to this week in 1843 to find out how Scrooge got his start — and became an instant publishing phenomenon.

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  • Dec 15, 2006

    Dollar coin redux

    Susan B. Anthony dollar

    This week back in 1978, the U.S. Mint introduced the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin. It never caught on, but that hasn't stopped the U.S. Mint from trying. . . and trying. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • Dec 13, 2006

    Steel power lunch

    Rolled steel at a steel products exchange market in Shanghai. China's growing need for raw materials has meant a boon for Latin America.
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    This week in 1900, one of the girders of the U.S. industrial economy was formed over a lunch meeting. Stacy Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • Heelys shoe

    The maker of the sneakers with a wheel in the heel went public on Nasdaq today and Wall Street took it for a spin.

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  • This week back in 1865, the NYSE moved to Broad Street. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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