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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Fernando Aguirre on "Undercover Boss" season two. The former head of Chiquita is the third ousted CEO since 2011 to have appeared on the reality show.
    CBS

    Coincidence? The head of Chiquita is the third ousted CEO since 2011 to have appeared on “Undercover Boss.” Is the show a curse or a bonus?

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  • Harvesting honey. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York is raising 300,000 bees on the roof.  It's all part of a plan to get younger guests buzzing.
    Photo courtesy of the Waldorf Astoria

    The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York is raising 300,000 bees on the roof. It's part of a plan to get younger guests buzzing.

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  • Cargo containers are stacked on a ship docked at the Port of Oakland in California. Economic output in the United States hasn't caught up yet to pre-pandemic levels.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    The Commerce Department announced Gross Domestic Product ticked up 1.5 percent in the second quarter. That's down from a growth rate of 2 percent in the first part of the year.

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  • Commerce Department releases GDP numbers

    The Commerce Department just announced Gross Domestic Product ticked up 1.5 percent in the second quarter — that down from a growth rate of 2 percent in the first part of the year.

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  • Participants work on laptops on the first day of the 28th Chaos Communication Congress (28C3) - Behind Enemy Lines computer hacker conference on December 27, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
    Adam Berry/Getty Images

    Computer hackers took over Las Vegas this week as part of the Black Hat conference. Black Hat is a gathering of hackers where they talk about the latest in security and security breaches.

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  • U.S. first lady Michelle Obama joins students for lunch at the cafeteria of Parklawn Elementary School January 25, 2012 in Alexandria, Va.
    Alex Wong/Getty Images

    Your family might still be enjoying a summer diet of backyard barbeques and trips to Dairy Queen, but pretty soon kids will be back in school. And they could be facing a much different school lunch than they used to.

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  • In this photo illustration, The North Greenwich Arena is seen on an iPhone's Google maps ahead of the London Olympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena on July 25, 2012 in London, England.
    Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

    The Olympic Games get under way tomorrow. There's a big technology and social media push this year.

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    KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/GettyImages

    Durable goods — like computers and equipment — are one way to measure for how much companies are investing in future growth. In word: They're not. Durable goods orders were down more than a percent in June — the most in five months.

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  • The share price of newly debuted Facebook stock is seen at the Nasdaq stock market moments after it went public on May 18, 2012 in New York, United States.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    One quarter after its initial public offering, analysts are questioning whether Facebook will be able to live up to its promises.

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  • The company says using soybean based-oils for the rubber in their tires would be cost-effective for consumers and could reduce Goodyear's oil use by as much as seven million gallons annually.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    The company says using soybean based-oils for the rubber in their tires would be cost-effective for consumers and could reduce Goodyear's oil use by as much as seven million gallons annually.

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