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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

  • Lebanon rocked by protests over WhatsApp tax
    JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images

    Lebanon faces the largest demonstrations in years over a worsening economic crisis. U.S. tariffs on Scotch whisky and cashmere come into effect. China’s days of double digit growth are probably over. 

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  • Venture capital is no longer where the green tech grows
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    Investors are cautiously optimistic about a tentative Brexit deal. China’s growth hits a 30-year low. VCs are turning away from green tech.

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  • © Virgin Galactic 2019
    © Virgin Galactic 2019

    The UK and EU reach a Brexit deal.. sort of. Under Armour teams up with Virgin Galactic to make spacesuits for private astronauts. A Cincinnati community center helps residents achieve homeownership.

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  • Swiss food giant Nestle CEO Ulf Mark Schneider addresses the annual general shareholders meeting on April 11, 2019 in Lausanne.
    FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

    Markets react as the UK and EU agree to a new Brexit deal. Barcelona deals with violent protests over a desire for Catalonian independence. Nestlé is flush with cash after a multi-year restructuring. Hydroelectric power isn’t as clean as you’d think.

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  • These aren’t the droids you’re working for
    Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

    Consumers might not be able to prop up the U.S. economy anymore. Workplace AI is less robot takeover than it is clerical. NBA players fight mental health stigma.

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  • The LGBTQ community is fertile ground
    IVAN COURONNE/AFP/Getty Images

    The House scrutinizes Hong Kong’s human rights. Netflix is finding ways to compete with a slew of new streaming services. The fertility industry is catering to the LGBTQ community.

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  • A pro-democracy lawmaker holds up a placard in protest as Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam prepares to give her annual policy address.

    Carrie Lam gave her annual policy address by video after some lawmakers disrupted the city’s parliament. Huawei looks to India as part of its 5G network expansion. A look at the black market for sand.

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  • A view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
    Christian Petersen / Getty Images

    The IMF is pessimistic about global growth. Business schools warn Trump about a future dearth high-skilled work visas. Atlanta is struggling to keep its historic downtown core vibrant.

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  • A professor says she thinks that the gender wage gap can partially be due to assumptions managers may have about what kinds of rewards male and female employees may value.
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    It’s bank earnings time. Softbank tries to make WeWork work. Women’s climb up the corporate ladder gets stalled on the first rung.

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  • A woman poses for a photograph with Turkish Lira currency on Aug. 13, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.The lira hit another record low overnight forcing Turkey's Central Bank to act to curb the lira's collapse however the action was not enough to subdue investors fears over the countries financial crisis. 
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    U.S. sanctions on Turkey have had a limited impact. Cellphone users in Kashmir get service back after a 70-day suspension. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains her work.

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