Stacey Vanek-Smith
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Stacey Vanek Smith is an American journalist and podcast host who is a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek. She previously hosted NPR's Planet Money and The Indicator and is known for reporting on work, business, and economics.
6 episodes featuring Stacey Vanek-Smith
Stock Movers
Deals reshape logistics, software and semiconductor bets
The episode connects three market-moving transactions and a semiconductor manufacturing question to a wider debate about technology, planning and urban growth.
Oct 5, 2026 · 5 min
Stock Movers
Vaxcyte results lift vaccine hopes as logistics deal reshapes trucking
The episode links market-moving company news with a wider question about how technology and long-term planning can help cities absorb rapid urbanization.
Oct 5, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
GoPro bets on optical hardware as Fervo and Medtronic gain
The episode links three market moves to deeper shifts in AI infrastructure, clean-energy demand, and healthcare growth expectations.
Sep 1, 2026 · 6 min
Marketplace
ICE raids squeeze Latino businesses as trade uncertainty spreads
The episode connects immigration enforcement and shifting trade rules to the everyday financial decisions shaping small businesses and regional economies.
Aug 28, 2026 · 26 min
Planet Money
South Korea’s development model moves from textiles to semiconductors
The episode tests whether South Korea’s export-led industrial strategy offers useful lessons for manufacturing policy, while contrasting it with North Korea’s constrained entrepreneurship.
Aug 19, 2026 · 40 min
Marketplace
Consumers pull back as tariffs and inflation squeeze the economy
The episode connects softer spending, persistent price pressures, and trade disruptions to a more uncertain outlook for households and businesses.
Aug 14, 2026 · 26 min