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Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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  • Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to the days of the first gas-powered "horseless motor carriage."

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  • People line up for soup at a soup kitchen.
    Sean Gallup, Getty Images

    Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year for U.S. soup kitchens, but this year there's less to give thanks for. Food banks are feeling the strains of higher prices for fruits and vegetables. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Two national retailers will be open today, but the real fight for Turkey Day shoppers is online — where more retailers are chasing a plateauing number of customers. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to the Great Depression to find out how business changed which day we celebrate Thanksgiving.

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  • Residential real estate is on the decline, but the commercial real estate market is still hot — and that means you can expect the rent on your apartment or office space to keep going up. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • Stocks spreadsheet

    A study out today indicates that not all corporate executives are earning their pay honestly. Playing fast and loose with stock options has generated serious cash for some bigwigs. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • PlayStation 3
    Getty Images

    The PlayStation 3 has been hailed as a technological marvel with stunning graphics, flashy games and features galore. But its success is no game to Sony, Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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  • This week in business history, Stacey Vanek-Smith takes us back to 1883 for a look at how the railroad industry changed the face of our nation's clocks.

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  • Gas prices drop to the $2.15 per gallon mark at a gas station in Toledo, Ohio which currently has some of the lowest recorded gas prices in the country.
    J.D. Pooley/Getty Images

    PPI and core producer prices plummeted last month on cheap fuel. The numbers suggest inflation is slowing down, but do they tell the whole picture? Stacey Vanek-Smith does the math.

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  • Nov 14, 2006

    Zune is here

    The new Zune digital media player
    Microsoft

    Microsoft's Zune MP3 player goes on sale today. Stacey Vanek-Smith looks at the marketing challenge the company faces going up against iPod's pop culture juggernaut.

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