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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

  • While prices are rising in China, they are doing so at a slower rate than expected.
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    From the BBC World Service: While high inflation concerns are keeping policymakers up at night in many parts of the world, prices in China are rising, but a slower rate than expected. Plus, Quebec plans to impose a tax on people who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. And, the English company that’s looking to use nuclear fusion to help generate cheaper, greener power. 

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  • Lower-income households are starting to worry about losing eviction protections and unemployment benefits.
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    Also today: Susan Schmidt joins us for our chat about the markets. Vaccine mandates could disrupt truckers heading into Canada from the United States, which could further compound supply chain issues.

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  • The first Black Federal Reserve governor wasn't until 1966.
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    Also today: Childrens’ data hits the dark web. California remains a holdout for legalized sports gambling, and many groups are jostling for position to control that potentially lucrative scene.

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  • Millions in Afghanistan have no money for food or even fuel to keep warm as the country faces a bitterly-cold winter.
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    From the BBC World Service: The United Nations is asking for $5 billion to help alleviate a worsening humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, with around half the population struggling to find enough to eat. Also, data show Heathrow Airport saw fewer travelers in 2021 than even during the height of the pandemic in 2020.

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  • Though the housing market is still competitive, price gains are beginning to slow.
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    Also today: The Chinese city of Tianjin’s 14 million residents are going to undergo COVID testing after more than 40 cases popped up there over the weekend. The BBC reports on how people in rural Spain are campaigning for more investment and better infrastructure.

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  • Travel nurse Tiquella Russell of Texas prepares to administer a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at a clinic at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on February 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Also today: The Biden administration want to help small business. The art of the side hustle could be more complicated when it comes to taxes.

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  • The founder of the New Oriental private-tutoring firm said the company's profits plunged by 80%, forcing him to lay off more than half its workforce.
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    From the BBC World Service: That’s more than half of all employees at New Oriental, one of China’s biggest private-tutoring companies. It comes after Beijing implemented stricter rules on private education sector last summer as it tightens regulation in various industries. Plus, the Philippines is the latest Asian country to appeal to Indonesia to lift its ban on coal exports. And, people in rural Spain are campaigning for more investment and better infrastructure.

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  • A sign in a restaurant window advertises beer and margaritas for takeout during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City.
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    Also today: Julia Coronado joins us to discuss the release of the latest jobs data, which shows a somewhat underwhelming December. In an effort to turn things around, GameStop is about to explore the space of cryptocurrency and NFTs.

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  • A "Now Hiring" sign is posted in the window of a San Francisco FedEx store on Sep. 16. Last week was the first week with fewer than 300,000 initial unemployment claims since March 14, 2020.
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    Also today: While inflation has been seen as a kind of economic dark cloud by many, some marketing possibilities might exist within it. The BBC reports on steel tariffs in the United Kingdom.

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  • Investors say fairer vaccine distribution makes humanitarian and financial sense.
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    From the BBC World Service: A large coalition of investment firms is calling on the world’s biggest COVID vaccine makers to improve global jab distribution. Plus, though the fuel price cap has been reimposed in Kazakhstan, life in the commercial capital of Almaty is getting increasingly difficult. And, how British steel companies are dealing with the ongoing impact of U.S. import tariffs. 

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