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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

  • An investor looks at a screen showing stock market movements at a securities company in Fuyang in China's eastern Anhui province on January 23, 2020.  (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

    Vaccine makers rush to find a treatment for coronavirus. As the illness spreads, Asia markets shut down for Lunar New Year. Shop owners in Davos turned down cash to hand over their shops for the World Economic Forum.

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  • The city hall in Asbestos, Quebec. After more than a decade of debate, the former mining town has decided to change its name.
    Emma Jacobs

    The grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX is keeping some airlines from expanding their business. Tesla strikes a watershed deal with Michigan to sell cars directly to consumers. The town of Asbestos in Quebec is going through a much needed rebrand.

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  • Hacking homelessness
    Courtesy California Policy Lab

    Chinese officials put two more cities affected by the deadly coronavirus outbreak on lockdown. Exploring the link between rising home prices and slowing job growth. How a computer model is helping L.A. County prevent vulnerable populations from falling into homelessness.

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  • People wearing protective facemasks sit on a train usually full with passengers ahead of the Lunar New Year.  (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, has stopped all transportation in and out. Perceptions of government corruption worsen. Female entrepreneurs discuss their biggest challenges in Africa.

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  • Microsoft’s unsafe haven
    GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images

    The NASDAQ and S&P hit all time highs, indicating impeachment is having little effect on investors. The IRS goes after Microsoft over its alleged use of tax havens.

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  • Michael Bloomberg has spent over $200 million on ads in the two months since he announced he's running for president.
    Oli Scarff/Getty Images

    Climate change continues to be the No. 1 item on the agenda at Davos. Bloomberg forces other Democratic presidential candidates to spend big with his $200 million TV ad push. Congress is finally funding gun violence research again.

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  • Battle for our eyes: As Disney+ announces UK launch date, Netflix reports its results

    Netflix results are out as Disney+ announces its U.K. launch. What the coronavirus could mean for global trade. Corruption on an epic scale in Angola.

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  • The floor of the Texas House of Representatives.
    Andrew Schneider

    The spread of norovirus hits Chinese markets. President Trump remains bullish on “his” booming economy in Davos. When will consumers get their fill of streaming services? Texas could become a target for out-of-state donors.

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  • Demonstrators march in the snow in 2015 through Lafayette Park, outside the White House, to rally against the Supreme Court's decision in favor of Citizens United.
    Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

    President Trump touts the booming U.S. economy at Davos. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin teases another tax cut. How political campaigns have changed ten years after Citizens United.

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  • A woman wears a mask near the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which has been linked to cases of coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province
    Getty Images

    As more die from the Wuhan virus, stocks in Chinese drug makers surge. The “next trade war.” What the rail strike means for Paris tourism.

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