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Alex Schroeder

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

  • People wearing masks walk on an empty street in downtown Tianjin, China.
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    The COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on the world’s second largest economy. Hennessy, orange juice and an unlikely alliance in this week’s global business roundup. What can Iceland teach the rest of the world about virus testing?

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  • With federal emergency aid to smaller businesses running out, what's next?
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    The Payroll Protection Program has run through its money already. About 5.25 million people filed for state unemployment benefits in the last week. Buses in Detroit are now free, but bus drivers have safety concerns as essential workers.

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  • There's bipartisan agreement over the fact that there should be more money available, but members of Congress are at odds on how to get it done.
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    There’s concern that the hardest hit businesses aren’t getting enough help.

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  • Sixteen million people signed up for unemployment benefits in the three weeks before this one.
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    Context on the millions more who signed up for state unemployment benefits in the last week. Big banks pledge that stimulus checks will not go toward covering overdraft fees and such. Is the current economic narrative a self-fulfilling prophecy?

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  • An apple picker works at an orchard farm in the U.K.

    Britain flies in foreign workers to harvest fruit during the COVID-19 outbreak. Germany starts to open up. The challenges of lockdown for many Indian migrant workers.

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  • Retail sales in the U.S. fell by 8.7% in March.
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    Retail sales fell dramatically in March, slightly more than the pessimistic forecasts of economists. How to gradually lift stay-at-home orders and phase in economic activity. Do we pay enough to workers at the frontlines of this pandemic? Airlines reach a bailout deal.

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  • With the stresses of the pandemic, companies offering mental health services by app are finding a surge in new interest.
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    When you turn off large parts of the economy, cities and states aren’t collecting as much in taxes. New numbers on homebuilders’ confidence — or pessimism. Even before the pandemic, online therapy and therapy apps were booming.

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  • Dorchester chef Michey Chan serves up lunch at Manorfield Primary School in London.
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    The G-20 decides whether to suspend debt payments for the poorest economies. Spain slowly emerges from lockdown. And one top chef swaps the banquet hall for the school lunch hall.

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  • About 2 million loans were in forbearance the first week of April, meaning borrowers have asked for a temporary break on payment due.
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    The market is clearly pricing in a recession. More Americans are putting their mortgage payments on hold. The latest on business interruption insurance. NBCUniversal is set to launch its Peacock streaming service.

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  • Small businesses seeking loans to cover COVID-19 losses face confusion, frustration and uncertainty
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    The loan program was designed before we understood how long this crisis might last, Amanda Ballantyne of Main Street Alliance says.

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