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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

  • Won't company profit reports for the first quarter just be one big asterisk given the COVID-19 pandemic?
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    Some rebounding for U.S. markets; less confidence for those in Europe. Honda, Nissan and Tesla on the list of car companies triggering mass furloughs of factory workers. An update on the extra $600 in unemployment benefits.

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  • Those affected by the coronavirus can draw funds from retirement savings without penalty now.
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    New rules on tax-protected retirement plans, so people can take their money out without penalty and put it back when cash flow returns. TJX the latest retailer to trigger mass furloughs. Slow ramp-ups for Chinese cities after lockdowns.

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  • Americans can now tap 401(k)s without penalty. Here’s how it works.
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    People affected by the crisis can access of up to $100,000 of their retirement savings without the usual 10% penalty.

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  • A mother and son waiting for the first train from Wuhan.
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    Buses, trains and domestic flights have resumed from the Chinese city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic. Does the British government face a leadership vacuum? Spain considers a universal basic income.

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  • America's central bank is putting more juice behind emergency loans to help small businesses.
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    Stocks are up again today, despite new data about the misery of American small businesses. The Fed steps in to help finance small business loans. How commercial fishers are faring. The push for corporations to donate to fight COVID-19.

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  • A few car insurance companies are giving people a break, given that we're home a lot and not driving much.
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    Allstate says it’s proactively giving a 15% shelter-in-place discount to its car insurance customers. The call for the immediate cancellation of the debt of poor countries. The effect of the pandemic on black-owned businesses.

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  • Nineteen countries in Europe share the Euro currency.
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    The 19 countries using the euro currency meet to discuss financial aid. After news the British Prime Minister is in intensive care, the pound sterling is now stable. Dog obedience classes go online amid social distancing.

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  • When was the last time you filled your gas tank? Pictured: Gas prices in Los Angeles County hit the lowest point in a year.
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    Signs of COVID-19 cases perhaps peaking. No deal yet from OPEC to cut oil production. Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will produce 1 million face shields a week. New streaming service Quibi launches today.

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  • Startups don't have the cash flow or credit lines to deal with crises like big companies do.
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    “Small companies and a lot of us are getting a lesson in, ‘Risk is real,'” one business professor says.

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  • Dairy farmers have been opening up the tanks and dumping out milk.
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    Demand for milk is down in this shelter-at-home mode. Sink or swim for startups in this COVID-19 economy. How Nashville, which is still recovering from tornadoes in early March, and its musicians are faring right now.

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