Stacey Vanek Smith
Stories
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Business
How A Spike In Demand For Goods And Services Might Affect The U.S. Economy
Demand for goods and services spikes, as businesses reopen across the country. It may offset some of the damage the U.S. economy has suffered during coronavirus shutdowns.
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Business
Clothing Retailers Explore An Alternative To Fast Fashion: Rentals
Buy or rent? That's becoming a question for manufacturers of more and more types of products. Now, fast fashion brands like H&M are trying to get in on the movement too.
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Business
The Great Cranberry Crash Of 1959
How did the cranberry go from a seasonal, Thanksgiving favorite to an all-year round, ubiquitous supermarket staple?
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Business
The Price Of Gold Is At A 6-Year High. But Is It Actually A Good Investment?
The price of gold is at its highest in six years. "Gold bugs" — that is, die-hard gold investors — swear by the commodity as a certain bet. But are they right?
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Business
The U.S. Has Nearly 1.9 Billion Acres Of Land. Here's How It Is Used
The U.S. is a big place, nearly 1.9 billion acres. Stacey Vanek Smith and Cardiff Garcia from NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator, look at how all that land is divvied up.
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Business
Flexible Workspaces Could Be The Future For More Americans In The Next Decade
WeWork has been cropping up in cities all over the world. And now, it's planning to go public. More and more Americans are expected to work from flexible workspaces over the next decade.
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Business
What Trump's Latest Aid Package Means For U.S. Farmers
President Trump announced an aid package for farmers last week worth $16 billion. It's meant to offset losses from the trade war. The Indicator podcast talked to one U.S. farmer about how helpful it will be.
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Economy
Examining Congestion Pricing In Cities
New York City is rolling out a new solution to the problem of congestion, but questions remain about who exactly will foot the bill.
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Food
How Quebec's Maple Syrup Stockpile Can Impact An Entire Global Industry
Maple syrup is so important to Canada that producers in the province of Quebec have created a strategic reserve of the sweet stuff. The Planet Money Indicator team paid the reserve a visit.
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Environment
One Man's Quest To Protect A Rare Kind Of Hazelnut Tree
The hazelnut business is in a bind. Demand is rising, supply is tight, and a deadly fungal disease is constraining production. But one man may have found a solution.