Latest from Stacey Vanek Smith

• 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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• Feb 1, 2011

  Charlie Sheen’s woes halt CBS hit show — again

  

  Sheen's return to rehab forces CBS to suspend production of "Two and a Half Men." But the profitable comedy has a knack for survival.

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• Jan 29, 2011

  Fourth quarter GDP bumps up

  

  GDP jumped 3.2 percent. That's the highest growth rate since the recession started at the end of 2007. But that was then and this is now. The underlying reasons are different.

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• Jan 28, 2011

  Macy’s, P&G go social (media) in ad campaign

  

  Macy's, fabric softener Downy and sleepwalking comedian Mike Birbiglia team up for an unusual ad campaign in a store window.

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• Jan 27, 2011

  Mark Zandi: U.S. needs ‘to have the best and the brightest’ to remain competitive

  

  Stacey Vanek Smith speaks with Mark Zandi about the president's State of the Union address, and his call to increase spending on education and also cut corporate taxes.

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• Jan 26, 2011

  Mixed feelings predicted on corporate tax cuts

  

  In last night's State of the Union address, President Barack Obama discussed his plan to for the U.S. to stay globally competitive: cutting corporate tax breaks. But NYU Professor Dan Shaviro thinks that corporations will have a mixed reaction to the cuts.

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• Jan 25, 2011

  Weinsteins back in the Oscar game

  

  The Weinstein Company could reap a fistful of Academy Award nominations for "The King's Speech" and "Blue Valentine." That's good news for the studio and the independent film business.

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• Jan 22, 2011

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to impose fees on risky loans

  

  The government-backed entities will be imposing a fee that gets passed down to homeowners based on the size of the down payment and the borrower's credit score.

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• Jan 15, 2011

  Municipal bond market is still struggling

  

  More than two years after the financial crisis' credit crunch, many cities and states are still feeling the effects — worries about budget deficits has borrowing costs up and the municipal bond market is struggling. Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Jan 11, 2011

  New bank fees are aimed at lower income customers

  

  Now that there are new rules for credit cards and overdraft fees, banks are trying to find money in other places. And as Stacey Vanek Smith reports, this means going after lower income customers, which in turn could move these customers out of the banking system altogether.

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