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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Mar 19, 2012

    Wall Street firms may rent out Fannie foreclosures

    A foreclosure/price reduced sign stands in front of a home for sale in Miami, Fla.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Some of Wall Street's biggest firms want to bid on pools of foreclosed properties being sold by Fannie Mae to rent them out. What does that mean for investors and how might it affect homeowners?

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  • Mar 19, 2012

    Podcast: Apple’s $100 billion plan, and UPS goes shopping

    Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the third version of the iPad and an updated Apple TV in San Francisco. Today, Cook announced plans on how the company would spend its $98 billion in cash reserves.
    Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a conference call today that the company would start spending down its nearly $100-billion pile of cash with a $10 billion share buyback and a quarterly stock dividend of $2.65 a share. We talk to Henry Blodget, CEO of Business Insider, for more on this story. Shipping giant United Parcels Service said it would pay $6.8 billion for Dutch shipping rival TNT Express in effort to expand its global reach. Plus, Ireland struggles with 14 percent unemployment, Greece's prime minister said the company is on its way to a recovery, and Yahoo! fends off an aggressive investor.

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  • Mar 19, 2012

    Egypt asks IMF for $3 billion loan

    A view of the Egyptian stock exchange building in central Cairo.
    MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images

    After turning down a similar package in June, Egypt goes back to the International Monetary Fund for help as its economy weaken and interest rates increase.

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  • Mar 9, 2012

    Teens still watching many hours of TV a day

    Federal rules about closed-captioning only apply to broadcast TV, not online-only streaming services.
    Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Netflix

    We might have overestimated the extent to which the use of iPhones, iPads, Netflix and Facebook are taking over the lives of teens.

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  • Mar 9, 2012

    The international perspective on U.S. unemployment

    People wait in line at a government employment office in the Cruz Roja suburb of Sevilla on January 27, 2012. What do people in Europe think of the unemployment situation here in the U.S.?
    CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images

    Last month, the jobless rate was 8.3 percent in the U.S. The new number comes out this morning, and we aren't the only ones watching.

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  • Mar 9, 2012

    Unemployment rate stable at 8.3% in February

    Job seekers line up to apply for a job opening in Miami, Florida. In February, the U.S. economy overall added 227,000 jobs.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Steady job growth continues in the U.S., with 227,000 jobs added last month.

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  • Mar 9, 2012

    Japanese singing sensation Hatsune Miku holds last concert

    Japanese singing sensation Hatsune Miku holds last concert

    The singer sold out around 10,000 tickets to her last concert — but she isn't even a real person.

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  • Mar 9, 2012

    White House economist speaks on stable job numbers

    The jobless rate in the U.S. held steady at 8.3 percent and the U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in February. Alan Krueger of the White House Council of Economic Advisers explains what still needs to be done.

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  • Mar 6, 2012

    IBM’s Watson heads to Wall Street

    A general view of IBM's 'Watson' computing system at a press conference to discuss the Man vs. Machine"Jeopardy!" competition at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The supercomputer conquered “Jeopardy!” Then he got a job analyzing health records. Now, he may suit up for Citigroup.
    Ben Hider/Getty Images

    IBM supercomputer Watson conquered "Jeopardy!" Then he got a job analyzing health records. Now, he may suit up for Citigroup.

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  • Mar 5, 2012

    NFL probes coach over bounty payments

    The New Orleans Saints huddle on the field against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Divisional playoff game on January 14, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. The team is in the limelight because of a bounty scandal.
    Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

    NFL investigators meet with former New Orleans Saints defensive coach, Gregg Williams. Fallout from the bounty scandal could taint the NFL.

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