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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

  • The route most travelled: How migrants are making their way to Europe
    BBC

    From the BBC World Service: The BBC joins the Tunisian Coast Guard as the route from the north African country to Italy becomes the busiest route for migrants into Europe. Meanwhile, army officers have declared control over the oil-rich country Gabon. The BBC’s Africa Editor Will Ross explains what impact this could have. Finally, house sales in the U.K. fall by 20 percent in a month. We hear why from Aneisha Beveridge from Hamptons, a U.K.-based estate agency.

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  • Who’s gonna build a renewable energy grid?
    Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

    Trades that are higher-paid will likely be covered, but what about all that solar panel manufacturing? Plus, bank stability and U.S.-China trade.

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  • Venture debt is a specialized bank loan that doesn’t involve an ownership stake. Silicon Valley Bank was a leader in the field.
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    As venture capital becomes scarce, demand is rising for venture debt — the kind of loan Silicon Valley Bank provided before it collapsed.

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  • A new-and-improved FAFSA
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    It will be available to students in December, for the 2024-25 academic year. Plus, a rising demand for venture debt.

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  • London puts a price on pollution as it expands its ultra low emission zone

    From the BBC World Service: London has today expanded its ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ), which is designed to clean up air quality in the British capital. The BBC’s Olie D’Albertanson explains the financial knock-on effect for those living and working there. We also hear from Frank Levin, a former U.S. under-secretary of commerce for international trade, on the efforts being made to restore relationships with China. Lastly, the BBC’s João da Silva reports on concerns over gas price rises, with workers at two large liquefied natural gas plants in Australia going on strike in a week.

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  • Relief, and some uncertainty
    Natalie Behring/Getty Images

    That was the mood at last week’s Jackson Hole Symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Fed. Plus, an oversupply of salmon means Alaskan fishermen are struggling.

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  • 4-day workweek, full-time pay
    Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

    That’s one of several demands from the UAW, which just voted to authorize a strike. Plus, Commerce Secretary Raimondo visits China.

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  • China’s Evergrande stock plunges 87% as trading resumes
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    From the BBC World Service: China Evergrande Group’s shares resumed trading on Monday after a lengthy suspension, and investors in the real estate organisation took the chance to withdraw their money — the BBC’s Asia correspondent Mickey Bristow explains why. Plus, Lebanon is in the midst of a huge economic crisis: Inflation is in triple figures and the banking system has collapsed, but the wine industry is booming.

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  • A coal burner inside the American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009. In cooperation with AEP, the French company Alstom unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant, so called "clean coal," which will store around 100,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year 2,1 kilometers (7,200 feet) underground.
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    The latest in carbon capture tech. Plus, the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium kicks off today.

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  • To make progress against climate change, we'll need to invest in technologies that pull carbon dioxide out of the air,  in addition to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
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    The giant U.S. oil and gas company is paying over $1 billion for a carbon-capture tech firm.

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