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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

  • In U.S. Steel sale, does the union get a say?
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    The union says yes, U.S. Steel says not quite. Plus, Subway sold to a private equity firm and ESPN might soon be streamable without cable.

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  • Big tech will be subject to new EU regulations from today
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    The European Union’s Digital Services Act is coming into force today and some of the world’s tech giants will be directly affected. The world’s largest computer and video games festival, Games Com is wrapping up this weekend and a lot of the talk’s been about nostalgic titles and the possible take over of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The international leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has kicked off in Mexico City. She’s on track to make one billion dollars from the tour, which would make it the highest-grossing series of concerts in history.

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  • New York City’s Airbnb crackdown is coming
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    Starting in early September, New York City is going to get a lot more aggressive about cracking down on Airbnb.

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  • A new plan to prevent airplane collisions
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    The FAA is spending $120 million to help reduce the risk of collisions on airport runways.

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  • How businesses can better prepare for climate change
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    Along with the obvious human case for looking out for employees, climate change poses a serious threat to productivity and retention.

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  • A South Korean man at the Japanese embassy in Seoul, protests over the Fukushima water release.
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    Japan has started to release radioactive water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking protests domestically and internationally. India’s moon rover has taken its first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. How much trouble is China’s economy in? Prices have begun falling, exports are down and youth unemployment has risen above 21%

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  • Tech stocks rally, thanks to AI
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    Chip maker NVIDIA’s stocks have already risen 220% this year. What next? Plus, political turmoil could cause some Israelis to emigrate.

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  • Writer’s strike update
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    Over 100 days in, the WGA isn’t close to having a new contract. Plus, China’s property crisis has saddled local governments with enormous amounts of debt.

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  • The local government debt crisis China faces is directly linked to troubles in the property sector.
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    Fixing the problem could require a major structural change in how the world’s second-largest economy operates.

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  • India has imposed a 40% export duty on onions
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    From the BBC World Service: India, the world’s largest onion exporter, has imposed a 40% export duty on onions. It’s an attempt to improve domestic availability and rein in soaring food price inflation. Israel’s political lurch to the right and its controversial plans to overhaul the justice system could be starting to have a direct impact on its population, with one in three Israelis now thinking of emigrating. India could make history if its third lunar mission successfully touches down near the moon’s south pole.

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