Stacey Vanek Smith

American audio journalist, author, and academician

1. The new research by Ally Bank actually shows that 72% of Americans feel guilty about spending money on joy, things that bring them happiness, even when they can afford it.

   Stacey Vanek Smith · Bloomberg Intelligence · Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut; Harvard's Rogoff Says US Needs 'Shock' To Fix Debt · 2026-08-29

2. Electricity costs have gone up by 267% in the last 5 years.

   Stacey Vanek Smith · Bloomberg Surveillance · Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut; Harvard's Rogoff Says US Needs 'Shock' To Fix Debt · 2026-08-29

3. There was a couple in Kentucky, a farming couple, and they were offered $26 million by a data center to buy their 1,200-acre farm, and they responded with, 'Kick rocks and don't come back.'

   Stacey Vanek Smith · Bloomberg Surveillance · Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut; Harvard's Rogoff Says US Needs 'Shock' To Fix Debt · 2026-08-29

• $GOOG Google — 2 mentions
• $SMMT Summit Therapeutics — 2 mentions
• $AZN AstraZeneca — 2 mentions
• $UBER — 1 mention
• $WBD Warner Bros — 1 mention
• $PSKY Paramount Skydance — 1 mention
• $RXO — 1 mention
• $SPCX SpaceX — 1 mention
• Bloomberg Intelligence · Paramount Closes Warner Merger in Historic Hollywood Deal · 2026-10-06
• Bloomberg Intelligence · CH Robinson to Buy RXO for $5.8 Billion in Bet on AI Model · 2026-10-05
• Bloomberg Surveillance · Yields Respond to Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole Speech · 2026-08-31
• Bloomberg Intelligence · Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut; Harvard's Rogoff Says US Needs 'Shock' To Fix Debt · 2026-08-29
• Bloomberg Surveillance · Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut; Harvard's Rogoff Says US Needs 'Shock' To Fix Debt · 2026-08-29
• Marketplace · The ongoing cost of ICE raids on Latino entreprenuers · 2026-08-28