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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

  • Nineteen countries in Europe share the Euro currency.
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    The 19 countries using the euro currency meet to discuss financial aid. After news the British Prime Minister is in intensive care, the pound sterling is now stable. Dog obedience classes go online amid social distancing.

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  • When was the last time you filled your gas tank? Pictured: Gas prices in Los Angeles County hit the lowest point in a year.
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    Signs of COVID-19 cases perhaps peaking. No deal yet from OPEC to cut oil production. Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will produce 1 million face shields a week. New streaming service Quibi launches today.

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  • Startups don't have the cash flow or credit lines to deal with crises like big companies do.
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    “Small companies and a lot of us are getting a lesson in, ‘Risk is real,'” one business professor says.

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  • Dairy farmers have been opening up the tanks and dumping out milk.
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    Demand for milk is down in this shelter-at-home mode. Sink or swim for startups in this COVID-19 economy. How Nashville, which is still recovering from tornadoes in early March, and its musicians are faring right now.

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  • Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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    Tokyo and other key cities in Japan prepare for a state of emergency. Singapore unveils another emergency budget. Stocks rally as oil prices suffer a fresh fall. Can India help Trump with “game-changer” COVID-19 drug?

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  • GDP is growing but unemployment claims are still high in this two-tiered economy.
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    After almost 9 1/2 years of American payrolls growing month over month, there was a sickening drop in March. And the latest numbers don’t even capture the worst of it. Plus, the history of the U.S. census.

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  • Small business loan program starts today
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    Some big banks say they’re not ready for the crisis small business loan program set up by the $2 trillion stimulus. Jobs report numbers are out today. How do-it-yourself masks are being used. 

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  • Can banks really start writing emergency loans to small businesses today as expected?
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    The federal government’s guidelines for banks only went out Thursday night — hours before the program was supposed to start.

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  • A man wearing a handkerchief amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus arrives at a hospital in Mumbai on March 12, 2020.
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    India will receive $1 billion to buy medical equipment, almost half of The World Bank’s emergency fund. COVID-19 around the globe. Clubbing goes online as DJs stream sets from home.

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  • Over the week that ended on Saturday, March 28, 6.6 million people signed up for state unemployment benefits.
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    First-time unemployment claims doubled week-over-week, to 6.6 million. There are 100,00 crew members stuck on ships at sea during this pandemic. Some economists push for longer grace periods on debt repayment.

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