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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Struggling toymaker Mattel is counting on its new TMX Elmo to pound up some holiday revenue. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • The grandest of Frank Lloyd Wright's textile block houses, the 1924 Ennis-Brown House, in Los Angeles.
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    You might think having a Frank Lloyd Wright in your neighborhood would be a good thing. But one Los Angeles community is finding there's a downside to historic architecture. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Earth's moon
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    Meteorites are some of the rarest rocks on earth. Gram for gram they'll cost you more than gold or diamonds-most are more than a billion years old. Want one? Your best bet is eBay. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • A federal auction to license additional cellphone spectrum is expected to wrap up today. Stacey Vanek Smith tells us who the likely winner will be.

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  • A record number of motorists are expected to have hit the road this long Labor Day weekend. New airport restrictions and falling gas prices are helping fuel the increase, Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Yesterday a group of astronomers in Prague voted to demote Pluto from planet to a new category called dwarf planet. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at how much it'll cost businesses on our planet.

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  • A "For Sale" sign hangs in front of a home in Naples, Fla., a city that a March 2006 survey declared the most overvalued housing market in the US.
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    Yesterday Toll Brothers reported disappointing quarterly earnings. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at what's next for luxury homebuilder and the US housing market.

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  • A federal judge yesterday ruled an insurance company could not be compelled to pay for storm-surge flood damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at what the decision might mean for hundreds of similar cases.

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  • Fantasy football leagues can generate real revenue for businesses tied to the NFL. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at who's banking on the phenomenon.

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  • Women's fashion magazine Elle looks to expand the reach of its brand by launching its own cell phone — that doubles as a mirror. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the story.

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