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Alex Schroeder

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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

  • Could there be an AI bubble?
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    Investors are piling money on new generative AI firms. How much is too much? Plus, the state of the Microsoft Activision acquisition in the U.K.

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  • At AMC, no more “preferred” stocks
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    The movie theater chain is consolidating their stocks in an unusual move that could dilute value but help with raising revenue. Plus, semiconductor chips.

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  • Will Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal finally get done?
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    From the BBC World Service: Microsoft has filed changes to its proposed takeover video game maker, Activision Blizzard, in an attempt to win over the U.K. competition regulator, which previously blocked the $69 billion deal. The BRICS group of developing economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — are meeting in Johannesburg for their annual summit. Expanding membership and de-dollarization are both high on the agenda. Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city; the air quality is so bad, that from today, thousands of civil servants will work from home for the next two months.

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  • What’s with unlimited PTO?
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    Some workers love it, but others are taking less time off than they used to. Plus, the BRICS summit will tackle expansion and weaning off the U.S. dollar.

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  • Sustainable urban solutions
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    Could they help San Francisco, where pandemic recovery has been slow? Plus, global wealth inequality and the 2023 World Cup.

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  • Tapping entrepreneurs for sustainable solutions to San Francisco’s problems
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    The World Economic Forum, Salesforce and Deloitte team up to solicit ideas for revitalizing the tech and financial center.

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  • Chinese yuan cash bills and the Chinese flag
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    From the BBC World Service: China’s economy hasn’t bounced back from the pandemic and now its central bank is stepping in, cutting one of its key interest rates for the second time in three months. Protests over economic hardship in Syria’s southern province of Sweida are continuing and there are calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. As the most successful Women’s World Cup finishes, the infrastructure and facilities for the women’s game lags behind the enthusiasm.

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  • Who wants to work in tourism?
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    In Croatia, not enough Croatians. Migrants from Asia are picking up the slack. Plus, who has the most debt in the world?

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  • U.S. colleges have provided women's soccer players from around the world the resources, investment and infrastructure needed for strong development. Pictured: Merel van Dongen (R) of the Netherlands during the 2023 World Cup. She played soccer at the University of Alabama before going on to an international career.

    Investment and equality in U.S. college sports has translated to more success for women in soccer around the world.

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  • The business of college soccer
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    Title IX and big spending on college sports are two reasons so many female soccer players came up through a U.S. university. That’s had an impact on this year’s World Cup. Plus, home buying loans and Chinese real estate.

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