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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • As foreclosure filings start to rise again, homeowners must balance the costs -- financial and emotional -- of fighting eviction.
    John Moore/Getty Images

    As foreclosure filings start to rise again, homeowners must balance the costs — financial and emotional — of fighting eviction.

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  • Cheap fashion factory in Dongguan, China.
    Elizabeth Cline

    Americans spend an average of $1,100 a year on clothes, and a lot of that is spent on cheap and trendy "fast fashion." Elizabeth Cline joins us to talk about the high cost of discount clothing detailed in her new book, "Overdressed."

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  • DOJ investigates cable companies over online video practices
    Robert Sullivan/Getty Images

    We've all been there: You get home from work, open up your computer to Netflix, press play and…..nothing. The screen reads buffering. Who do you blame? Your internet provider or Netflix?

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  • A man looks at the internet site Foursquare June 21, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
    KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images

    Foursquare is adding Yelp-like recommendations to its mobile check-in app in its latest attempt to find a way to make money.

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  • The General Motors (GM) world headquarters in Detroit, Mich. General Motors' move to cut pensions costs is likely to copied by other companies struggling with underfunded plans for retirees.
    Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

    General Motors' move to cut pensions costs is likely to copied by other companies struggling with underfunded plans for retirees.

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  • Former student debtor teaches others to manage money
    vamapaull / Creative Commons

    A new report from the New York Federal Reserve Bank shows that student debt is up nearly 8 percent in just the last year. David Weliver, publisher of financial advice blog, Money Under 30, tells us his story.

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  • An applicant fills out a form as she looks for a job at a job fair in Portland, Oregon.
    Natalie Behring/Stringer/Getty Images

    The U.S. added 69,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate in the U.S. climbed to 8.2 percent, from 8.1 percent in April. At the same time, the number of jobs created in March and April has been revised down.

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  • A sign with the 'like' symbol stands in front of the Facebook headquarters on February 1, 2012 in Menlo Park, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    For the past week and a half Mark Zuckerberg has been losing face a bit in the stock market, but this week his company is booking ahead with plans for a major expansion to their headquarters in the Silicon Valley suburb of Menlo Park.

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  • A study this morning from job outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas found layoffs rose in May to their highest level in eight months.

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  • Bottles and cans of Pepsi soda are seen on display in a store. This week Pepsi announced the details of its new year-long integrated marketing campaign with Twitter.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    In an effort to revive their brand image and win back market share from Coke, Pepsi is launching a new, hip partnership with Twitter that will include free songs for download and live-streaming music concerts.

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