Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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What negative interest rates mean for the Eurozone

Jun 5, 2014
People who save money usually get paid. Now, European banks pay for the privilege.
Traders work under the index board that shows the DAX has broken the 10,000 mark for the first time ever at the Deutsche Boerse exchange on June 5, 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. The rise comes after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced record low interest rates. 
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The Clippers' price tag could catch on

Jun 5, 2014
Tech billionaire Steve Ballmer is paying an eye-watering $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers. Are multi-billions the new normal for sports teams?
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO (L), sits with Dan Beckerman, the President and CEO of AEG (R) in the first period of Game Six of the Western Conference Final during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Steve Ballmer has reportedly made an offer to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for $2 billion.
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Where all those digital cookies came from

Jun 4, 2014
How the online cookie went from friend to foe... and why we may be friends again.
On today's show, we'll talk about the FCC settlement with Verizon over supercookies
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American Express: from exclusive to inclusive

Jun 4, 2014
The issuer of the famous Black Card is focusing on low-income financial services.
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PODCAST: A $2 billion bank shot for the Clippers

May 30, 2014
A look at the markets, Clippers big sale and the EPA's new carbon rules.
Los Angeles Clippers hold up signs referencing the Donald Sterling situation before the game with the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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Photos of a victim stand in a makeshift memorial in front of the IV Deli May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. 
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Brazil's drought creates a surge in global coffee prices

May 30, 2014
The world's biggest coffee producing country has been hit with a major drought. And the effects are trickling around the world.
Global coffee consumption continues to rise.
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PODCAST: The cost of concussions

May 29, 2014
A look at the markets, the challenge of reducing concussions and more from our LearningCurve series.
This really might not be enough to prevent a concussion.
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Want faster internet connection? Go to the moon.

May 29, 2014
Scientists from NASA and MIT have developed a way to create a wi-fi hotspot on the moon.
So it's made out of cheese AND is a wi-fi hot spot?
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Data brokers set the price tag on your head

May 28, 2014
Now, the FTC wants them to give us some personal information.
The websites of Bing, Microsoft and Yahoo are displayed on a computer monitor in San Anselmo, California.
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