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

Aug 30, 2022
Some employers are using software to remotely monitor worker productivity
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Jodi Kantor from The New York Times describes how companies are increasingly using new software tools to evaluate how hard their employees are working.
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Aug 30, 2022
What are the limits on telling the world where we go?
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The FTC has zeroed in on a company that sells geolocation data, adding more fuel to the discussion about data privacy. Speaking of being watched, some companies are using software to remotely track worker productivity.
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Aug 30, 2022
A grain ship from Ukraine has docked in east Africa, where drought is widespread
BBC News
From the BBC World Service: The MV Commander has docked in the Port of Djibouti and the wheat on board will be packaged and transported by road to neighboring Ethiopia, which is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years. Plus, Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says a $1.1 billion IMF loan is a major step in efforts to put the country’s economy back on track. Separately, the government says early estimates suggest recent floods have caused at least $10 billion of damage. And, how drought is putting a squeeze on Spain’s olive oil production.
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Aug 29, 2022
How long will the fight against inflation last?
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The Federal Reserve has spoken: It’s not backing down from a more aggressive interest-rate strategy to try to stamp out inflation. What kind of economic pain will that cause? And how long will it last? Plus, we look at how markets have been reacting to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech from Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. And, inflation is a global issue, but these lingering higher prices are caused by different things in different places. We break it all down.
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Aug 29, 2022
Warning that parts of the U.S. will see heating oil shortage
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The U.S. Department of Energy is warning that the supply of heating oil in New England is way below average, just as we head into the fall and winter. The Energy Department is telling states in the northeast to stockpile. Plus, this may not come as a surprise to many, but air travel complaints were up 35% in June compared to May, and they’re up almost 270% compared to pre-pandemic levels. And, why scooters, mopeds and motorcycles no longer get to park for free in Paris.
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Aug 29, 2022
Austria joins growing calls for an EU-wide cap on electricity bills
GEORG HOCHMUTH / APA / AFP
From the BBC World Service: That’s as countries across the European Union scramble to store enough energy for the winter, while the bloc cuts back on Russian supplies. Plus, Pakistan is launching a flash UN appeal for help as authorities struggle to cope with what’s being described as the worst flooding in the country’s history, with crops devastated. And, we hear how Brexit-related labor shortages are driving U.K. inflation.
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Aug 26, 2022
A view from Jackson Hole, World Bank style
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It’s Day 2 of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve. We check in with World Bank President David Malpass, who’s on the ground in Wyoming, about monetary policy around the world. Also, we delve into the latest downbeat earnings report from Peloton, the exercise equipment and fitness company that boomed during the peak of the pandemic but has since fallen back to Earth — hard.
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Aug 26, 2022
Where does the U.S. stand in the race toward electrification?
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The world is shifting to electric vehicles. But the U.S. is home to just 10% of EV production and 7% of battery production capacity.
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Aug 26, 2022
T-Mobile, SpaceX team up on bringing cell service through satellites
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T-Mobile and SpaceX are partnering to provide mobile service everywhere, using satellites to patch up coverage in areas where there are no cell towers. And, we take today’s “Economic Pulse” by speaking with Pedro, an immigrant day laborer who organizes other workers to prevent wage theft and poor working conditions.
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Aug 26, 2022
Powell’s inflation problem is different from those other central bankers face
MANDEL NGAN / AFP
From the BBC World Service: As Fed Chair Jay Powell takes to the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, anticipation is building that he’ll double down on the U.S. central bank’s commitment to stamp out inflation. Rising prices are a problem all around the world. But economist Dr. Mohamed El-Erian explains the factors driving it are different region to region. Plus, Russia appears to be burning natural gas it could have sent to Europe. And, the French government says energy giant TotalEnergies has questions to answer about reports it’s been indirectly involved in supplying fuel to Russia’s airforce.
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