Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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Apr 24, 2012
Toilet paper giant tries Facebook ad campaign
Cottonelle
Bathroom humor reigns as Kimberly-Clark hosts a Facebook contest to select a nickname for its Cottonelle Fresh Care adult wet wipes.
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Apr 20, 2012
Conversations with a fraud specialist
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Reporter Stacey Vanek Smith shares details about her Italian vacation and more to a credit card fraud specialist.
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Apr 19, 2012
‘Today’ show loses top rating held since 1995
Good Morning America
ABC’s "Good Morning America" beats NBC’s "Today" show in ratings. More than bragging rights, the change could affect advertising dollars.
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Apr 18, 2012
Shareholders react to Warren Buffett’s illness
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has announced he has prostate cancer. The 81-year-old told shareholders in a letter that the cancer is in its early stages, and he'll continue to head up Berkshire Hathaway.
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Apr 16, 2012
Food Network eats into OpenTable’s business
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OpenTable seated 89 million people in North America last year. The Food Network’s owner plans to compete with lower fees for restaurants.
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Apr 14, 2012
Top 10 ways to avoid being tracked online
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There's a growing backlash against this data mining by people who are trying to keep their online lives private. Here are some tips to help.
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Apr 13, 2012
Google’s stock-splitting power grab
By adding a new class of non-voting shares, Google's top guns will gain even greater control over the giant search company.
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Apr 10, 2012
Best Buy’s CEO steps down abruptly
Best Buy has been losing business to online retailers. CEP Brian Dunn unveiled a turnaround plan, but a few weeks later, he resigned.
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Apr 9, 2012
Profits, for now, fuel bank stocks
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As earnings season begins, banks are predicted to post the strongest growth this year. But revenues are sluggish, so how do profits keep soaring?
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Apr 6, 2012
White House’s Alan Krueger on March jobs numbers
The head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers talks about the Labor Department's latest employment report, which showed that only 120,000 jobs were created in March.
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