Stacey Vanek Smith

Could you give up shopping for a year? Try the 'no-buy challenge'

Stacey Vanek Smith

The goal is to save money, cut back on overconsumption and be more mindful of wasteful and unsustainable shopping habits. This guide can help you start a challenge of your own.

The tough economics of getting hard-to-find minerals for electric vehicle batteries

Stacey Vanek Smith

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, as the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed just months later.

Cobalt is in demand, so why did America's only cobalt mine close?

Stacey Vanek Smith, Eric Whitney

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

With ice cream theft up, some grocery stores add lid locks to pints as a deterrence

Stacey Vanek Smith

Grocery stores are trying to curb thefts of a hot commodity this summer: ice cream! One solution is something called the pint lock, which makes it almost impossible to open the ice cream container.

Grocery stores are trying to protect ice creams from getting stolen off their shelves

Stacey Vanek Smith

Grocery stores are trying to curb thefts of a hot commodity this summer: ice cream!

Taylor Swift is the anti-hero to some Argentinians, as inflation soars

Stacey Vanek Smith

Taylor Swift is coming to town as Argentinians deal with some of the highest inflation on the planet.

Why people in Argentina are in a race against time to spend their earnings

Stacey Vanek Smith

Imagine half of your savings was gone and your rent was doubling every year. That is what's happening in Argentina as the country battles some of the highest inflation in the world.