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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

  • The Swedish flag is displayed in the capital Stockholm. (Photo by Luca Teuchmann/WireImage)

    The Nordic nation’s economic model faces strain. Amazon retreats in China.

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  • Cashing in on e-scooter excitement
    TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

    An uptick in retail sales and U.S. factory production shows vigor in the economy. G7 finance ministers take a closer look at Facebook’s global digital currency, Libra. And entrepreneurs in Philadelphia want to bring e-scooters to the city. 

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  • Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera, is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on Feb. 22, 2014 in Mexico City.
    RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

    Talks continue on a debt ceiling deal. Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill. And Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán awaits sentencing, as U.S. puts a price tag on years of violent crime.  

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  • A Chinese clerk counts banknotes. (Photo by Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images)

    Germany’s defense minister fights for the EU’s top job. Is the end of the printed textbook in sight? A new study lifts the lid on China’s “hidden debt”.

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  • Would you pay to block robocalls?
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    How are U.S. business in this trade spat? AT&T will offer a paid robocall blocker. Who loses when companies solely focus on the short term?

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  • Signs for company Cambridge Analytica in the lobby of the building in which they are based on March 21, 2018 in London, England.
    Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

    The FTC is set to issue a $5-billion fine against Facebook over data breaches. The Big Three will negotiate a new contract with its auto unions. Why U.S. banks should be thankful for regulation.

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  • Turkish President and the leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen behind a Turkish Flag (Photo by Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

    It’s not all bad news as China’s economy slows again. Will Turkey cope with new U.S. and E.U. sanctions?

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  • A Uigur picks cotton in a field on September 10, 2007 in Xinhe County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Xinjiang's cotton production accounts for over 30 percent of the country's total output.
    China Photos/Getty Images

    Why are bond interest rates going up as we await greater cuts? The Fed chair is skeptical about Facebook’s cryptocurrency going to market so soon. Shorter global supply chains are giving way to “slowbalisation.”

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  • Fewer than half of U.S. workers use their vacation days, a U.S. Travel Association survey says. Above, tourists sunbathe on the Magaluf beach in Mallorca.
    David Ramos/Getty Images

    ICE promises raids this weekend. Will the trade war affect China’s GDP? The U.S. lags way behind Europe when it comes to actually using vacation days.

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  • A steward holds a sign as tennis fans queue for tickets to watch the action at Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon (Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP/GettyImages)

    Singapore’s economy shrinks. Greece’s new prime minister outlines his priorities. We look at the psychology of waiting in line.

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