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Alex Schroeder

"Marketplace Morning Report" 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

  • The world's third-largest economy is now in recession.
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    Will a $1 trillion stimulus be enough to spur Japan’s economic recovery? Seventy percent of India’s hotels could close due to COVID-19, as economic forecasts worsen. Airlines struggle to deal with the impact of quarantine measures.

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  • The drop in retail sales for April was deeper than forecasted.
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    A 16% drop in retail sales for April. Federal regulators have raised a question about the accuracy of a new COVID-19 test. Data that one vaccine from Oxford is working in monkeys. How farmers in the Northwest are doing.

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  • For now, negative results from the Abbott test should be confirmed with another more sensitive test.
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    The concern is that it could be returning false negative results.

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  • Making employees deal with patrons who break the rules could lead to trouble.
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    As states ease restrictions, businesses begin making plans for reopening. And some of those plans call for the employees to enforce social distancing. Have oil prices bottomed out, with more people moving around? Pawnshops are seeing more business.

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  • This Sydney bar was one of many across Australia to reopen.
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    Bars and restaurants in much of Europe and Australia have started to welcome back customers. Germany heads into recession as the economy shrinks 2%. How mass transit systems around the world are trying to get back up and running.

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  • Around 36 million people have sought unemployment aid since COVID-19 hit.
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    Almost 3 million more people filed for unemployment last week. Some groups are getting hit harder than others. And, British cheesemakers lost a lot of business with the closing of restaurants. Direct-to-consumer sales are alleviating some of their surpluses.

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  • Gig workers have received unemployment benefits many would not have been entitled to before pandemic assistance began.
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    They’re eligible for assistance due to the pandemic, but a snag in the system may keep them from getting it.

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  • Gig workers say their unemployment benefits end up being less because of the way the government classifies their income.
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    Gig workers are eligible for unemployment benefits, but they might be getting less money than they should. And, Marketplace’s podcast “The Uncertain Hour” has a new season out now on public policy and “A History of Now.”

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  • New Zealand barber shops reopened at midnight with long lines.
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    New Zealand’s finance minister unveils a “once-in-a-generation” budget to support the country’s businesses as they start reopening. Spain introduces a 14-day quarantine for all foreign visitors. British cheesemakers’ call for public support.

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  • Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, is arguably the most powerful single policymaker in the country.
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    Jerome Powell is urging Congress and the White House to spend more money to prop up the economy. Brands are reportedly cutting back spending for TV ads. County officials in Michigan have temporarily stopped foreclosing on properties for unpaid taxes.

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