Stacey Vanek Smith

Stacey Vanek Smith appears in the following:

Putin Vs. Russia's Economy

Monday, July 30, 2018

Russia has had a huge presence in the news lately. But its economy... not so huge. It's smaller than the economy of Texas. Today on the show, we look at what's been holding it back.

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GDP, OMG!

Friday, July 27, 2018

The GDP got all sorts of attention today. The U.S. economy grew at a stellar rate of 4.1% in the second quarter. But what does that mean? And will it continue?

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Economists Are Uneasy About 2 Lagging Key Indicators

Friday, July 27, 2018

Despite low unemployment, the United States economy isn't in the clear. The personal savings rate and real wages, which are waged adjusted for inflation, are not as good as they could be.

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When Oracles Err

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Three legends in their respective fields, three disastrous investment mistakes.

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The Diamond-Water Paradox

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Diamond-Water Paradox poses the question: If we need water to survive and we don't need diamonds, why are diamonds expensive and water cheap?

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Trump Vs. The Fed, Or Trump Vs... Trump?

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

President Trump broke with tradition by lamenting that rising rates are keeping the dollar strong and the trade deficit wide. But rising rates and a stronger dollar are the results of his own agenda.

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Google's Mobile Monopoly

Monday, July 23, 2018

The European Commission just slapped Google with a $5 billion fine for abusing its Android monopoly. How did it create the alleged monopoly? By making Android free.

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The Market For Air

Friday, July 20, 2018

How something that's all around us came to be worth millions of dollars.

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Three Indicators To Keep A (Side)eye On

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Three worrying indicators to keep an eye on — less complicated than the yield curve, but something you can talk about at the water cooler.

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How The Campaign To Ban Plastic Straws Got Its Start

Thursday, July 19, 2018

As more companies announce bans on plastic straws, NPR's Planet Money talks to one of the originators of the campaign against plastic straws to learn the strategic choices that made this campaign catch on.

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Trade Wars And The Batman Problem

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

It may be too late to avoid a trade war between the U.S. and China, but there might be a simple way to stop the trade wars of the future.

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Saving Women

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Women invest far less of their paychecks than men do. Sallie Krawcheck spent her career on Wall Street and she says this is a problem we need to solve.

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Japan's Ninja Shortage

Monday, July 16, 2018

Japan's population is shrinking. It's harder and harder to find qualified people to fill a lot of jobs. Including ninjas.

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We Hear You

Friday, July 13, 2018

We respond to your letters, tweets and messages: We talk Iran, yield curve and how to pronounce Hyundai.

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The Last Straw

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Starbucks, Ikea, Vancouver, Scotland: They've all banned plastic straws. The movement is meant to help reduce plastic waste in the ocean. But will it work, or will it backfire?

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Fed Accounts For All!

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Banks and other financial institutions have their own banking accounts at the Federal Reserve. Morgan Ricks argues that regular folks should have access to Fed accounts, too.

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The Price of A Hyundai in Iran

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

President Trump recently announced strict economic sanctions in Iran. Today on the show, we talked to a young Iranian man about what it's like to live in the Iranian economy right now.

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The Recession Predictor, Still Predictive?

Monday, July 09, 2018

Every time the yield curve has inverted since 1970, the economy has fallen into recession. It's getting close to inverting now, but it may no longer be the recession predictor it once was.

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Episode 852: Two Summer Indicators

Friday, July 06, 2018

Two stories from our Indicator team. One province in China makes many of the world's flags. It's a unique window on global trade. And we find out why so few teenagers are working summer jobs.

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A Sign of Future Recession

Friday, July 06, 2018

The status of the "yield curve" — a historically accurate predictor of upcoming recession — is starting to worry Wall Street. What is it? We get answers.

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