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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

  • Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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    Tokyo and other key cities in Japan prepare for a state of emergency. Singapore unveils another emergency budget. Stocks rally as oil prices suffer a fresh fall. Can India help Trump with “game-changer” COVID-19 drug?

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  • GDP is growing but unemployment claims are still high in this two-tiered economy.
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    After almost 9 1/2 years of American payrolls growing month over month, there was a sickening drop in March. And the latest numbers don’t even capture the worst of it. Plus, the history of the U.S. census.

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  • Small business loan program starts today
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    Some big banks say they’re not ready for the crisis small business loan program set up by the $2 trillion stimulus. Jobs report numbers are out today. How do-it-yourself masks are being used. 

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  • Can banks really start writing emergency loans to small businesses today as expected?
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    The federal government’s guidelines for banks only went out Thursday night — hours before the program was supposed to start.

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  • A man wearing a handkerchief amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus arrives at a hospital in Mumbai on March 12, 2020.
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    India will receive $1 billion to buy medical equipment, almost half of The World Bank’s emergency fund. COVID-19 around the globe. Clubbing goes online as DJs stream sets from home.

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  • Over the week that ended on Saturday, March 28, 6.6 million people signed up for state unemployment benefits.
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    First-time unemployment claims doubled week-over-week, to 6.6 million. There are 100,00 crew members stuck on ships at sea during this pandemic. Some economists push for longer grace periods on debt repayment.

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  • Consumer debt, led by credit card spending, has been on the rise in the U.S. in the past few years.
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    Does the COVID-19 economy need a widespread easing of debts? The official jobs report this week will not capture the entirety of the mess our economy is in.

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  • A container ship arrives at the harbor of the northern German city of Hamburg.
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    Crews cannot disembark at some ports due to COVID-19 restrictions. Shipping industry leaders are concerned about workers’ welfare. The company offering free sneakers to health care workers.

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  • The Trump administration has decided it's not going to reopen enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges.

    ADP employment shows payrolls down by just 27,000 people in the last month. A fresh reading on U.S. factory activity. No reopening for Affordable Care Act enrollment. Crude oil prices down big. Car sales in the midst of COVID-19.

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  • Boeing used to give more money to shareholders than it made. Now it’s getting stimulus help.
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    Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan says Boeing hasn’t just parceled out profit to shareholders. The company “sent it out with a fire hose.”

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