Latest from Stacey Vanek Smith

• Feb 25, 2011

  All Oscars all the time

  

  The Academy Awards will be a non-stop marketing and social networking fest. It's all about making big live events pay off far beyond the broadcast.

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• Feb 24, 2011

  Luxury shoppers make a comeback

  

  As the recovery gets underway, retail's high-end starts doing better than its low-end. Case in point: Saks Fifth Avenue.

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• Feb 22, 2011

  Prepaid cards hit the market

  

  Consumers are finding a new way to charge their purchases: prepaid cards. But are they a better alternative to credit cards?

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• Feb 18, 2011

  Banks likely face fines over foreclosure mess

  

  Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big U.S. banks are likely to be fined by federal regulators for mishandling home foreclosures.

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• Feb 17, 2011

  Higher price of cotton has designers looking for alternatives

  

  As pure cotton increasingly becomes a luxury fabric, clothing designers experiment with new blends and substitutes. Interested in a dress made from recycled swimsuits?

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• Feb 11, 2011

  NFL players play up economic damage of a lockout

  

  A contract showdown between NFL owners and players is approaching, and a lockout would have wide economic ripples.

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• Feb 9, 2011

  Broadway musical ‘Spider-Man’ skewered

  

  Scathing reviews of "Spider-Man" a month before it even opens pose the latest challenge to the troubled $65 million Broadway show.

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• Feb 4, 2011

  Consumer spending rings up credit card profits

  

  MasterCard and Visa reported higher profits as U.S. consumers returned to stores and swiped their plastic more often.

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• Feb 3, 2011

  The economic impact of a megastorm

  

  It's estimated that one in three Americans will be affected by this week's megastorm. What kind of impact will it have on the economy?

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• Feb 3, 2011

  Search smackdown for Google and Bing

  

  Google runs a search-engine sting operation that appears to catch Microsoft in the act of copying Google's algorithm. It's the latest battle in the escalating war between the giants.

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