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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

  • Has Boris Johnson matched Iron Lady’s election success?
    Stephen Ryan / BBC

    With the largest Conservative majority in over 30 years, a post-Brexit trade deal will be the new government’s first priority. Is political betting more accurate than election polling? 

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  • This photo taken on August 20, 2019 shows a staff member checking items at a Costco store during a media day in Shanghai ahead of its official opening on August 27.
    STR/AFP via Getty Images

    Both the Fed and Europe’s central bank keep their hands off interest rates. Money isn’t all candidates need to be part of Democratic presidential debates. Costco diversifies its bulk business with higher-end brands.

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  • Dec 12, 2019

    Trump’s WTO KO

    A red pedestrian trafic light next to the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 10, 2019 in Geneva.
    Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

    The Fed chair explains why wages are stagnant despite low unemployment. The ECB keeps interest rates low at new head Christine Lagarde’s first meeting. The Trump Administration has choked off the World Trade Organization’s top court.

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  • Stricter rules for tech giants Down Under
    Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images

    Australia sets stricter social media rules. Christine Lagarde has her first ECB rate setting meeting. An evening with an Amazon delivery driver.

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  • What happens when your trucking company goes bankrupt mid-delivery?
    pxhere

    Environmental and labor rules feature prominently in the “New NAFTA” deal. The unceremonious way one trucker learned his company went out of business right before the holidays.

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  • Is the “splinternet” in our future?
    Nigel Treblin/Getty Images

    Saudi Aramco becomes the most valuable publicly traded stock in the world. The new energy secretary gets sworn in today. “The Economist” gives its predictions for 2020.

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  • Saudi Aramco's shares soared on their debut on the domestic stock exchange Wednesday, becoming the world's biggest listed company worth $1.88 trillion after a record-breaking IPO.  (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

    Aramco shares jump 10% on debut. France braces for pension reform speech. A spotlight on Morocco’s economy.

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  • Activists stencil a slogan reading "Flats for immigrants not for airbnb" on a wall during a demonstration outside the EU offices in central Athens on April 16, 2019 to ask for funding for the EU ESTIA emergency support package which provides urban accommodation and cash assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece.
    LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images

    The U.S. and China might agree to delay tariffs. Britons go to the polls this week… again. Airbnb is facing protests in Athens, Greece as rents go up.

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  • A man in a Santa Clause costume gestures on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on December 5, 2019 in New York.
    BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images

    The “New NAFTA” is closer to Congressional approval. Corporate diversity measures have failed black millennial professionals. Please mind your Ps and Qs during your office holiday party.

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  • Workers are seen inside the Section 3 control center at Lethabo Power Station on April 3, 2019 in Sasolburg.
    PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images

    One in 10 South Africans are now without power. Nintendo launches Switch in China with Tencent’s help. What the artificial intelligence revolution means for our jobs. 

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