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Alex Schroeder

Producer

Alex is a producer for the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He's based in Queens, New York. Alex joined Marketplace in 2020, working as MMR's digital producer. After a little over a year, he became the show's overnight producer, getting up far before the crack of dawn to put together the day's newscasts with the host and team. Now, he works daylight hours, preparing interviews for the following morning and producing long-term specials and series. Before Marketplace, Alex worked on several national public radio shows produced out of WBUR in Boston. He was both a radio and digital producer with “On Point,” “Here & Now” and “Only a Game.” Alex also worked at The Boston Globe after graduating from Tufts University. Alex's interests outside of work tend to fall into one of two categories: film or soccer. (Come on Arsenal!) He’s always looking for ways to cover the economics of entertainment and sports on the “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Alex Schroeder

  • IPO temperature check
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    Chip company Arm aims to raise $4.8 billion from its IPO later this year. Plus, JCPenney is reevaluating its in-store offerings.

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  • J.C. Penney's new business investment will go toward remodeling stores and improving online shopping and supply chain technology, among other things.
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    J.C. Penney CEO Marc Rosen tells Marketplace more about how the company will invest $1 billion in revitalizing business.

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  • Taking on the tech giants

    From the BBC World Service: Services run by the world’s biggest tech companies are a part of everyone’s daily lives, but governments have been playing catch up when it comes to regulating their power. Today the European Union will publish a list of companies, known as gatekeepers, that will be subject to new rules aimed at encouraging competition and stopping big players from crushing smaller rivals. Plus, are you a fan of K-pop? It’s now estimated the industry earns South Korea around $10 billion a year. But it’s not just famous bands like BTS that are turning K-pop into a valuable export. Choreographers behind the dances are quickly gaining a following well beyond South Korea’s borders.

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  • Cloudy with a chance of recession
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    This time last year, we were worried about an economic hurricane. Now, the forecast is much sunnier.

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  • Is climate change pushing more investors to ESG funds?
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    Rich Nuzum of Mercer says ESG funds reflect concern for the planet, but this year they’ve underperformed the overall stock market.

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  • Can green investing change the world?
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    ESG funds aim to make a positive impact. Lately, they’ve been a target of political controversy.

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  • Can Turkey broker a deal with Russia to re-open grain shipments?
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    From the BBC World Service: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the landmark Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine will not be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports. BBC’s Victoria Craig joins us from Ankara in Turkey to discuss the latest developments. Also, Sarah Dalton, Head of the Doctors’ Union in New Zealand, explains why thousands of her members are going on strike for the first time ever. Finally, the BBC’s Leanna Byrne explores the impact of post-pandemic home working. 

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  • 25 years of Google: the brand so big it became a verb
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    From the BBC World Service: Google was founded 25 years ago today. We hear from Elizabeth Linder, who started her career at Google and later became an executive at Facebook. Also, BBC’s senior Africa correspondent, Anne Soy, reports from Kenya, where African heads of state are gathering to discuss the continent’s approach to climate change. And finally, BBC’s Leanna Byrne reports on long queues for Italian cabs after the taxi drivers’ unions resist reforms aimed at increasing licenses.

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  • Video games for all!
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    Students at a video game design program in the Bay Area use the medium to explore cultural history, LGBTQ relationships, emotional wellbeing and more.

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  • Labor unions mean better wages for all
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    They can also increase pay equity for underrepresented workers.

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