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Alex Schroeder

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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

  • National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said the $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July.
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    The White House is worried that the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits makes not working too attractive. The new head of the U.S. Postal Service. And, how COVID-19 is reshaping the response to domestic violence.

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  • All shops in England can now reopen for the first time in three months with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
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    As non-essential stores in England open for the first time in three months, the boss of bookseller Barnes & Noble and Waterstones explains how quarantining books works. Investors worry about a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections.

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  • Corporations have been pledging contributions to Black Lives Matter, and they're also matching employee donations.
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    Employees are crowdsourcing donations to social justice groups, which their employers matching. Plus, a roller-coaster week on Wall Street, a new number on consumer sentiment and spikes in new COVID-19 cases. And, household debt increased in the first quarter.

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  • In a week when the Nasdaq reached an all-time high, it then fell 5.3% on Thursday.
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    The stock market’s biggest drop since March. A big part of the Republican National Convention is moving from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. Calls to change the measure that lets police departments get surplus military hardware and supplies.

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  • The U.K.'s economy shrank at a record level with COVID-19 restrictions in place.
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    The U.K.’s economy shrank by 20.4% in April, the sharpest contraction since records began. Asian and European stocks follow Wall Street down on fears of a second wave of the coronavirus. And, Sony has revealed its new Playstation 5.

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  • There are several bills in Congress that address facial recognition technology, none of which are on the verge of passage at this stage.
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    After IBM said it will no longer sell or research facial recognition software, Amazon announces amoratorium on police use of its technology. Grubhub’s acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway. The stock market tumbles after a Federal Reserve reality check.

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  • With IBM getting out of facial recognition technology altogether and Amazon pausing the use of its software by police departments, how will Microsoft act?
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    IBM says it will no longer sell or research facial recognition software, and Amazon announced a moratorium on police use of its software.

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  • The Federal Reserve Wednesday issued projections showing interest rates near zero through 2022.
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    The Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will be at 9.3% by the end of 2020.

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  • "We will use our tools to support maximum employment and take that definition to heart," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
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    America’s top economic policymakers at the Federal Reserve think the COVID-19 economy will linger on. How the U.S. shelters homeless people during a pandemic. And, how Starbucks has been hit the decline in commuting.

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  • A Just Eat Takeaway delivery rider in London.
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    Why Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway acquired Grubhub and what it means for Uber Eats, who’d previously been trying to secure a deal. Trade tensions rise between China and Australia. Spain’s top soccer league La Liga returns tonight.

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