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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

  • Retail investors are now targeting big banks who have bet against the price of silver.
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    Individual investors are apparently fueling the increase. It’s a similar strategy to what we’ve seen with GameStop stock.

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  • The price of silver hit an eight-year high Monday amid calls on social media to buy the metal.
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    The precious metal commodity has reached its highest level since 2013. Also, India’s budget boosts vaccine and infrastructure spending. And, will restaurants in France and Hungary defy pandemic restrictions?

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  • Is silver the new GameStop?
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    Retail traders around the globe are taking aim at silver now. Plus, what the last few months looked like for overextended shipping companies like UPS. And, how online sign-ups are actually hampering access to COVID vaccinations.

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  • GameStop shares back up after Robinhood relaxes restrictions
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    After shares of the video game retailer closed down 44% Thursday, they were up about 80% at market open Friday.

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  • Too much success for online trading platforms?
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    Robinhood is among the brokerages in the hot seat after locking down some trading and raising a whole lot of money to prop itself up. Plus, the “economic anger” underlying all of those who are putting the squeeze on hedge funds and other institutional investors. And, how one year of working on the COVID front lines is taking a toll on health care workers’ mental health.

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  • Is it legal to put the brakes on an online stock frenzy?
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    It’s a question we’re asking after some brokerage firms like Robinhood stopped customers from buying shares of GameStop and other stocks on Thursday. Plus, GM’s plan to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2035. And, checking in on the status of vaccine distribution in Appalachia.

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  • Biotech firm Novavax has labs in the U.S. and has carried out trials in the U.K. and South Africa.
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    Stock markets in Europe faced an unsteady end to the week with disputes over the supply of vaccines and the GameStop stock roller coaster weighing on investors. Also, GDP readings for European countries illustrate the economic pain cause by additional rounds of lockdowns. And, the illustrator whose viral coronavirus diary has been turned into a book.

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  • The U.S. economy did indeed shrink in 2020
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    Plus, Apple says it will roll out changes to privacy notifications for apps tracking user behavior. And, how President Biden’s executive order intended to boost the amount of American-made goods the federal government buys might affect small businesses.

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  • Gamifying investing can have real-life consequences
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    The GameStop, AMC and other short squeezes on their own aren’t necessarily that disruptive, says one business school professor. He said there’s a broader trend about the “gamification of finance” that’s more alarming. Plus, what Fed Chair Jerome Powell had to say about the stock market, the housing market and more.

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  • UNICEF is delivering the COVAX facility's mission for rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
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    UNICEF is preparing to distribute 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year. Plus, the “Reddit rally” which saw GameStop shares soar is spreading beyond Wall Street.

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