Latest from Stacey Vanek Smith

• Jan 7, 2011

  Bank of America tests new fee system

  

  Thanks to new rules restricting banks from charging exorbitant fees on credit cards, it seems that they're making it up in other ways. Bank of America announced a new fee system based on how much money customers keep in the bank, and how much they're not costing the bank. Stacey Vanek-Smith explains.

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• Jan 6, 2011

  SEC looks into Goldman Sachs-Facebook deal

  

  The SEC is looking into whether the deal breaks rules that limits a private company to 500 shareholders. But as Stacey Vanek Smith reports, Facebook might soon find incentives to go public.

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• Jan 5, 2011

  Why bankruptcy claims aren’t as high as one would think

  

  More than a million and a half people filed for bankruptcy last year, up 9 percent from last year. But that's still not as many filings as there were in 2003 or 2005. With high unemployment and mortgage problems, how is this possible? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Dec 29, 2010

  Research shows reward credit cards can cause further debt

  

  Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has found that the ever popular rewards credit cards like cards that give you cash back or airline miles cause people to spend more and go into more debt.

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• Dec 21, 2010

  Online ad spending surpasses print ad spending

  

  This year, for the first time, online advertisers spent more on online ads than print ads. Though analysts have been predicting this event, it's still a media milestone. Stacey Vanek Smith speaks to Andrew Frank about what this means for advertising.

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• Dec 20, 2010

  What to expect with Ernst and Young

  

  Marketplace host Stacey Vanek Smith speaks to Francine McKenna and Julia Coronado about Ernst and Young and the financial collapse.

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• Dec 18, 2010

  Ireland’s low credit rating could bring rest of Euro nations down

  

  Ireland's debt rating was downgraded today, taking the already hurting country even further down the hole. If Ireland defaults, it could bring the rest of the Eurozone down with it.

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• Dec 16, 2010

  Are cubicles going extinct?

  

  The cubicle was once the norm in an office setting, but times are changing. Not only are the workspaces getting smaller, but the whole idea of cubicles themselves — closed off, with walls — may be disappearing altogether.

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• Dec 15, 2010

  Americans are spending again, but more cautiously

  

  Even in the face of high unemployment and flat personal income, Americans are spending again. But they're being more conservative about where their money goes.

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• Dec 11, 2010

  Despite Fed stimulus plan, interest rates are still up

  

  The Fed's most recent stimulus plan was aimed at getting interest rates to go down. But the opposite is happening — mortgage rates at the highest they've been in six months. Stacey Vanek Smith explains what's going on.

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