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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

  • Ireland’s housing crisis could determine election
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    Housing looms large over Ireland’s Saturday election. Factories and pubs are being forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. One of the weirdest items in the Oscars gift bag is a urine collection device called Peezy.

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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses Apple News during a launch event at Apple headquarters on Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California.
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    It turns out the U.S. government over-counted the number of new jobs in recent years by about half a million. Apple is looking for news legitimacy with its Dem debate gambit. What economics courses miss by focusing on traditional models.

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  • It’s getting pricier to pay for pensioners
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    China is cutting tariffs on U.S. goods. The cost of pensions is going up in California. We look at what caused the economic explosion of the 19th century. Hint: it wasn’t capitalism.

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  • China’s biggest travel firm is “working around the clock”
    Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images

    China’s biggest online travel firm Ctrip is working around the clock to cope the coronavirus outbreak. China is lowering tariffs on 1,700 U.S. goods. Huawei sues Verizon over technology patents. Is the U.K.’s green aviation target of zero carbon emissions by 2050 achievable?

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  • Workers strike in Los Angeles, California for a minimum wage of $15/hour in 2016.
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    An economist agrees with the president’s optimism in the State of the Union address but warns about potential trouble ahead. The prosperity touted in Trump’s speech isn’t really being shared by everyone. Macy’s is having to downsize.

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  • President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol Building on February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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    We fact-check President Trump’s claims from his State of the Union address, including his assertion about a blue collar boom. Why a lower U.S. trade deficit is not necessarily a good thing.

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  • The Diamond Princess cruise ship  sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama.

    Leisure cruise companies are under pressure after ships are quarantined over the coronavirus. Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take unpaid leave. Europe’s largest train station gets a makeover. 

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  • Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #22 Team Penske Chevrolet, sweeps the bricks during the winner's portrait session after the 103rd Indianapolis 500 in 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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    Global markets rebound Tuesday after the coronavirus spooked investors. Can Penske’s acquisition of the IndyCar series bring in viewers and, just as importantly, financial backers?

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  • Joe Robinson vacuums the carpet before the start of the caucus night celebration party for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Holiday Inn on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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    Democrats try to sort out the mess with the Iowa Caucus vote tally. What’s the status of the American health care system ahead of the State of the Union address? Coronavirus fears force Disney to shut down two major theme parks in Asia.

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  • World’s largest gambling center shuts casinos on coronavirus fears

    Macau shuts down its casinos on coronavirus concerns. Will OPEC cut oil supply as virus fears reduce demand? Air Asia becomes the subject of a bribery probe. Nigerians complain about new U.S. visa restrictions.

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