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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

  • Attendees walk past the Microsoft logo during the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 6.
    Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

    Microsoft promises to erase its carbon footprint by 2050. Climate change is the big item on the docket for Davos 2020.

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  • Trump’s 3-year report card

    How is Trump’s economy doing three years in? Unionizing the video game industry. The longest-running strike in France is coming to an end.

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  • Jan 20, 2020

    A royal future?

    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex depart Canada House in London in early January
    Getty Images

    British investment in Africa. An end to the longest-running strike in French history. How much could Harry and Meghan make from their split.

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  • Thru the wringer for $100K a year
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    What can we expect from forthcoming deals with China? The government wants journalists to write their stories by hand when reporting on certain economic data. A six-figure salary as a fast food restaurant manager is very well-deserved.

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  • How to un-Huawei an entire industry
    Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

    China’s growth is the slowest it’s been in 26 years, and the birth rate is not helping. It’s Canada’s turns to sign the USMCA. How Germany’s car industry grew to depend on Huawei.

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  • A stock image depicting a grandfather with his grandson

    China’s birth rate falls to its lowest in seven decades. Why one of the world’s richest women wants to become president of Angola. A British coin sells for a record $1.3m.

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  • Slouching towards 30,000
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Foreclosure filings are at an all-time low. The Dow inches closer to 30,000. Chinese social media influencers are trying to cash in on livestreaming.

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  • Six of the remaining Democratic presidential hopefuls at the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2020.
    Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

    Who wins and who loses in the phase one U.S.-China trade deal? Corporate money isn’t staying out of Democratic presidential campaigns. Russia’s chief taxman is on deck to become the next prime minister.

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  • Mikhail Mishustin in between meetings about his candidacy for Prime Minister of Russia. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

    After modernizing Russia’s hated tax service, its boss is tipped to lead the next government. A bright spot for Europe’s car sales in December could be short-lived. Climate change is set to dominate at Davos.

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  • Micro greens grow at a vertical farm in Newark, New Jersey.
    Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

    Banks are doing well despite a dip in revenue from low interest rates. Jeff Bezos gets a cold welcome in India. Will the phase one deal stop China from stealing farming secrets?

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