Reporter, Marketplace
Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.
New York's City Hall is seeking investment banks' advice for how to raise revenue from 50,000 parking meters and other services.
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.
As the recovery gets underway, retail's high-end starts doing better than its low-end. Case in point: Saks Fifth Avenue.
Consumers are finding a new way to charge their purchases: prepaid cards. But are they a better alternative to credit cards?
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big U.S. banks are likely to be fined by federal regulators for mishandling home foreclosures.
As pure cotton increasingly becomes a luxury fabric, clothing designers experiment with new blends and substitutes. Interested in a dress made from recycled swimsuits?
A contract showdown between NFL owners and players is approaching, and a lockout would have wide economic ripples.
Scathing reviews of "Spider-Man" a month before it even opens pose the latest challenge to the troubled $65 million Broadway show.
MasterCard and Visa reported higher profits as U.S. consumers returned to stores and swiped their plastic more often.
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?
