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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Sliced lemons
    Courtesy of "Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happier in 10 Days" by Peter Glickman

    Get a glass of lemon juice, throw in a little maple syrup and a few dashes of cayenne pepper and you've got the latest weight-loss craze. Stacey Vanek Smith examines the dieting industry — and tries the cleansing fast herself.

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  • Sirius, XM logos on satellite radios
    Getty Images

    Sirius and XM have agreed to merge their satellite radio services. With their combined 14 million or so paying customers, the new duo would completely dominate the budding industry. And that's where the FCC steps in.

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  • A Los Angeles resident inserts his ballot to vote in the November 2006 midterm elections. California was among the many states where voters approved bond measures.
    Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images

    This week in 1964, the 24th Amendment was ratified to outlaw poll taxation. Good thing, especially considering its origins. . .

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  • A bidder raises his paddle during an auction at Christie's  in Rockefeller Center in New York City.
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    The price of art has risen sharply over the past five years thanks to skyrocketing demand from wealthy collectors and investors. But Stacey Vanek-Smith wonders, how long can the boom keep booming?

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  • Sample Social Security card

    This week in 1940, Ida May Fuller received the first monthly Social Security check. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history of one of the most popular federal programs of all-time.

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  • A man bids on a work of art inside the auction house Christie's during the post-war and contemporary art sale Nov. 15, 2006 in New York City.
    Spencer Platt, Getty Images

    Fine art's been selling like mad. It raked in record profits last year. But for most of us, arriving at a monetary value for art is a mysterious thing. Stacey Vanek Smith takes a look at how it's done.

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  • Portrait of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock at the 1972 Cannes International Film Festival
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    Acclaimed director and master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock released his first film 80 years ago this week. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • Panning for gold on the Mokelumne River, originally published in Harper's Weekly in 1860 as part of the article 'How We Got Gold in California.'

    This week in 1848, gold was discovered in California. That lucky strike sparked the largest gold rush ever and an economy was born. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • U.S. Constitution

    This week in 1919, the 18th Amendment prohibiting "intoxicating liquors" was added to the U.S. Constitution. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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  • The famous Lucas Gusher blows out oil January 10, 1901 on Spindletop hill in Beaumont, Texas.  The first in Texas, it sprayed over 100 feet above the derrick for nine days until the well was capped.
    Texas Energy Museum/Getty Images

    A prospector struck oil near the city of Beaumont, Texas this week back in 1901. Stacey Vanek-Smith has the history.

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