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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

  • Remember Big Mouth Billy Bass? Of course you do.
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    Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot approve their giant merger. Congress continues its blacklisting of Chinese tech. The man responsible for bringing Big Mouth Billy Bass to life.

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  • A picture taken on May 27, 2019 at a car dealer in Turin shows the logos of Lancia, Fiat, Abarth Jeep and Alfa Romeo auto makers, brands of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) company. - French and Italian-US auto giants Renault and Fiat Chrysler are set to announce talks on an alliance, with a view to a potential merger, informed sources said on May 26, 2019. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

    PSA and Fiat Chrysler officially sign off on their merger. The Bank of England is set to test U.K. banks and insurance companies on their possible exposure to climate change risks. After two months of street protests, many businesses in Chile are teetering on the brink of collapse. 

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  • Want someone to pay off your student loans? There’s an app for that.
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    How will the Phase I trade deal between the U.S. and China be enforced? A company crowdfunds student loan repayment. Why American free markets might not actually be so free.

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  • LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 14: A view of the atmosphere during the L.O.L. Surprise! NYE Party Hosted by Busy Phillips & Sara Foster with daughters on December 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for MGA/L.O.L. Surprise!)

    Boeing will halt production of its troubled 737 MAX planes. Chinese President Xi Jinping floats Macau as an alternative to Hong Kong. The season’s hottest toys capitalize on the element of surprise.

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  • Boeing said its deal to sell 737 MAX airliners to Iran is worth $6 billion and will create 18,000 jobs.
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    Shares in Boeing suppliers are under pressure. Pension protest in France have caused hospital and school closures as well as a record-breaking traffic jam in Paris. A legendary British rock star’s guitar goes up for auction in London.

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  • People visit the stand of Chinese telecom giant Huawei during the Web Summit in Lisbon on November 6, 2019.
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    Mexico says it was blindsided by the USMCA’s labor stipulations. The FCC wants to designate 9-8-8 as the national suicide prevention hotline. Chinese tech giant Huawei is thriving despite being blacklisted by the U.S. 

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  • Employees of startup companies work at the offices of a business incubator in Washington, D.C.
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    The U.S. and China have reached a “Phase I” trade deal, but details are scarce. It’s been a lackluster year for U.S. manufacturing. Assessing the value of economic “growth centers.”

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  • Curtain up on Canadian cinema takeover
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    Markets gain on China-U.S. trade deal hopes. U.K. movie theater chain Cineworld is set to take over Cineplex of Canada. Local concerns at the upgrading of a cruise ship port in the Cayman Islands.

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  • Marking up anti-redlining rules
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    President Trump is now saying the “mini-deal” with China on trade is fake news. The Trump Administration is seeking to overhaul banking rules for lower-income borrowers.

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  • Is the opioid epidemic really affecting the retail industry?
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    With the Conservatives’ stunning election victory in the U.K., will Brexit finally “get done”? As a trade deal looms, damage to Chinese industry over tariffs could already be irreversible. Home Depot is blaming losses on the opioid epidemic.

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