Latest from Stacey Vanek Smith

• Nov 13, 2010

  Price of health insurance not going down, yet

  

  It's estimated that premiums on company-paid health insurance plans will rise by roughly 9 percent this year. So what happened to the health care reform bill that was supposed to make health insurance more affordable? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Nov 12, 2010

  U.S. markets have been anticipating quantitative easing

  

  The Federal Reserve's plan to pump $600 billion more into the U.S. economy wasn't announced until last week and hasn't even taken effect yet, but it's already getting investors to think ahead. They've been making moves since August, actually, reports Stacey Vanek Smith.

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• Nov 11, 2010

  Obama seeks cooperation ahead of G20

  

  Ahead of the G20 summit, President Obama wrote to world leaders, telling them, basically, not to hate the U.S. and saying that everybody needs to work together to balance global growth. The letter followed some sharp criticism in recent days from countries like Germany, Brazil and China. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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• Nov 10, 2010

  What U.S. can export to help imbalance

  

  President Obama said the world needs to address global imbalances. Basically, he's hoping the U.S. will export more so we can spur growth and create jobs. Stacey Vanek-Smith takes a look at what kinds of stuff we might export and what exactly we're hoping to sell more of.

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• Nov 9, 2010

  The fall of the American consumer

  

  U.S. consumption used to account for about 20 percent of the world's economy, but that's dropped to nearly half since the financial crisis. President Obama says we need to export more now, but will countries like China or Germany agree to help? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Nov 6, 2010

  Companies need to borrow, and spend too, to help economy

  

  The Federal Reserve announced this week its plans to pump $600 billion more into the economy, in hopes of attracting companies to buy bonds and invest. But these companies need to do more than just invest, reports Stacey Vanek Smith.

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• Nov 5, 2010

  Will politics change the foreclosure investigations?

  

  The elections are over, but the foreclosure problems continue on. Attorneys general from every state agreed last month to look into the banks and their paperwork, but with a new political landscape, will things change? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Nov 4, 2010

  Fed to buy $600 billion in bonds

  

  Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced that it plans to buy $600 billion worth of government bonds. Stacey Vanek-Smith has more.

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• Nov 4, 2010

  What a divided Congress means for the Fed

  

  Now that the elections are over, it's time to take a look at what the new government will mean for the country's future. Most at stake? The economy. So how will the new Republican-led House affect the Fed's moves? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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• Nov 3, 2010

  Fed is expected to help drop the value of the dollar, again

  

  Tomorrow comes the big announcement by the Federal Reserve about how they plan to continue trying to save the U.S. economy. What's expected is for the Fed to plow more money in, meaning the value of the dollar will drop. Is this a good thing? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

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