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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

  • Medical staff in Spain celebrate as COVID-19 infection rates slow.
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    Countries in Europe start to relax COVID-19 restrictions to revive economies. Are oil production curbs enough to tackle price slumps? Entertainers make ends meet by working in local grocery stores.

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  • People who never gave the IRS their bank information may have to wait weeks, if not months, to get their payments.
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    Those who filed taxes in the past two years and used direct deposit for their refunds will be the first to get the payments, the IRS says.

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  • Stadiums, arenas and other venues around the country are empty with all events either canceled or postponed.
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    The company changed policies on refunds and payouts at the end of March, to the chagrin of buyers and sellers on the secondary ticket marketplace.

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  • The Federal Reserve's lending system is much more like printing money than it is borrowing.
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    Innovation from the likes of Amazon and WeWork to make the COVID-19 workplace function. Wholesale food businesses turn to door-to-door delivery. Where does the Federal Reserve find $2.3 trillion?

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  • Many shale oil companies can operate profitably with prices so low.
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    Demand for oil is falling so quickly that even a reduction in supply will take some time to affect markets.

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  • OPEC and Russia have reached a deal on oil production. But can that stop the downward price trend?
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    OPEC and OPEC-adjacent Russia have reached a deal to cut oil production by 10 million barrels a day. State workers process the millions of unemployment claims. Have you done a puzzle lately? You’re not alone.

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  • Cyclists near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany.
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    Eurozone finance ministers agree on protections worth $590 billion for businesses and workers. Russia tells OPEC it will cut oil production. Wholesale food businesses rush to sell directly to consumers.

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  • The number of people filing for unemployment is starting to sound more intense than even the Great Recession of a dozen years ago.
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    More than 6.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment claims in the past week, and they’re spreading into new industries. The Fed will make $2.3 trillion more available to backstop the economy. President of the Boston Fed surveys the economy.

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  • Dhanwantari Foundation International members serve food to homeless people on a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Hyderabad, India, on April 9, 2020.
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    Warnings that the pandemic could push half a billion people into poverty. Nobel laureate Esther Duflo offers advice for aiding the poor. We’re in for another awful report on layoffs in the U.S. today.

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  • Italy calls on united economic action from EU countries.
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    Italy’s Prime Minister says European countries must agree over debt sharing. Sub-Saharan African nations face their first recession in 25 years. Brazil’s top companies agree on no job cuts for 60 days.

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