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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    How a company designed its way into the national consciousness and created millions of loyal users.

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  • A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 22, 2011 in New York City.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Global stock markets tumbled a day after the Federal Reserve, justifying its latest moves, cited "significant downside risks" to the U.S. economy.

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  • The window of a Bank of America branch on September 12, 2011 in Chicago, Ill.
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    Advertising rose 5 percent in the first half of the year, but banks boosted their spending even more as they seek new business in a weak economy.

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  • A pedestrian carries a shopping bag as he walks  through the Union Square shopping district in San Francisco, Calif.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    Consumer sentiment. Consumer comfort. We've got measures galore on consumers. But do these surveys have any predictive value?

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  • Facebook friend categories
    facebook.com

    Facebook rolls out plan for users to group friends in categories. The move is meant to boost revenue by enabling advertisers to target their pitches.

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  • A mortgage application
    iStockPhoto

    In 2009, the Home Affordable Refinance Program was put into action to allow around 5 million homeowners to refinance. Now, only a fraction of those have been helped and the program is falling below expectations.

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  • A job seeker carries a worn briefcase at the Green Jobs and Entrepeneurship Fair in Berkeley, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    A big labor shift is underway as 42 million Americans settle for contract work and freelance gigs amid a shortage of traditional 9-to-5 jobs.

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  • A bank owned sign is seen in front of a foreclosed home on December 7, 2010 in Miami, Fla.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Goldman Sachs agreed to reduce mortgage principal for some New York state homeowners in a settlement that could set a national precedent.

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  • AT&T and T-Mobile logos.
    Darren Carroll/Getty Images/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images

    The Justice Department sues to scuttle the proposed $39 billion deal, saying AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile merger would reduce competition for cell phone service.

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  • A shopper passes by a shop display in Hong Kong on Aug. 29, 2011.
    LAURENT FIEVET/AFP/Getty Images

    American consumers are as skittish as they were in 2009, and that could put a crimp on our economy.

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