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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

  • Chinese tourists with facial masks stand in front of the New York Stock Exchange on February 3, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.
    JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images

    China’s central bank cuts interest rates slightly as the coronavirus scare sinks stocks. U.S. markets feel the impact of that economic disruption. Even the losers of the Super Bowl get bonuses.

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  • Derrick Nnadi #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
    Mike Ehrmann

    Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to plunge following the Lunar New Year holiday. The economy is doing great, unless you ask Millennials and young people of color. Businesses adapt to people calling in sick the Monday after the Super Bowl.

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  • Investors monitor screens showing stock market movements at a brokerage house in Shanghai on Thursday.
    Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

    Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to fall on the first trading day following the Lunar New Year holiday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays out next steps for Brexit. Drought in Zambia means millions now rely on food aid.

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  • The UK will leave the EU at 18:00 ET, ending 47 years of membership
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    China’s latest economic data are looking good thanks to some “creative” accounting. European bank regulators are figuring out which stress tests are the best to prognosticate a downturn. EU citizens in the U.K. navigate their post-Brexit status paperwork.

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  • A man wears a mask while walking in the street on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
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    Federal funding to fight a pandemic in the U.S. will run out soon if Congress doesn’t renew the program. Brexit might force the U.K. to choose between Europe and the U.S.

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  • Jan 31, 2020

    It’s Brexit day

    The UK will leave the EU at 18:00 ET, ending 47 years of membership
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    Following over 1,000 days of wrangling, the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U. Could luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin be saved by an F1 billionaire?

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  • Irish Republicans For Independence activists join a march organised by the grassroots organistaion All Under One Banner calling for Scottish independence in Glasgow on January 11, 2020.
    ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images

    The Fed moves to ease banking restrictions set in the Volcker Rule. Oil companies are dealing with a lack of demand and, more recently, the coronavirus outbreak. Politicians in Scotland are looking at Brexit as a way to break away from the U.K. themselves.

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  • A moment of silence in memory of NBA great Kobe Bryant takes place during Super Bowl Opening Night presented by BOLT24 at Marlins Park on Jan. 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
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    Business closures in China continue as coronavirus spreads. The Fed is set to vote on easing banking rules. Rethinking Super Bowl ads following the tragic death of beloved NBA star Kobe Bryant.

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  • Bar in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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    The coronavirus continues to affect travel. What to expect from the Bank of England. How African beer sales may help Diageo weather trade uncertainty.

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  • A person shakes hand with a robot at the booth of IBG Automation during the Hanover Fair ('Hannover Messe') on April 23, 2018 in Hanover, northern Germany. - The Hanover technology fair runs until April 28, 2018, with Mexico as partner country.
    TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images

    Boeing is among the companies with newfound interest from investors. Economist Daniel Susskind warns automation could bring unprecedented levels of inequality.

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