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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

  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30:   Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Fed has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    Can U.S. foreign aid really curb immigration? Members of the Fed throw shade at a very critical president. Trump’s auto tariff threats make German manufacturers nervous.

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  • Democratic presidential hopeful former US Representative for Texas' 16th congressional district Beto O'Rourke prepares for an interview in the Spin Room after participating in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2019.
    JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

    The FAA spots another issue in Boeing’s grounded 737-MAX planes. A Spanish-language network co-hosts a presidential debate for the first time. What’s ahead for Trump and Xi at the G20?

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  • US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives in Osaka for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. World leaders will use the summit to discuss issues including climate change and the global economy.  (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

    We look ahead to the G20 meeting of world leaders in Osaka, Japan. Who are the winners and losers from President Trump’s trade war? Germany braces for its own tariff showdown.

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  • President Trump can’t seem to get on the same page with… well… anyone. Bernie Sanders’ and Elizabeth Warren’s student loan forgiveness policies might not be so “woke” after all. A witness to the Stonewall riots looks back at the historic protests 50 years on.

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  • Rita Ora stops by the Absolut Openhouse Tent at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to Celebrate Acceptance with Fans, Featuring New Song, "Proud" on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California.
    Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Absolut

    Lesser-known Dems try to raise their profiles and money through this week’s debates. The DOJ looks into chicken-pricing collusion. As corporations capitalize on Pride Month, Absolut Vodka has been an ally to the LGBTQ community for decades.

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  • Jun 26, 2019

    The cost of Ebola

    A medical assistant uses a non-contact thermometer to check the temperature of people from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Ebola screening point bordering with DRC in Mpondwe, western Uganda. (Photo: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump, technology and tariffs in China. Strengthening trade ties between the U.S. and India. The impact on households and businesses in Africa following the latest Ebola outbreak.

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  • Christopher Chin blows vapor from an e-cigarette at Gone With the Smoke Vapor Lounge on May 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    Will the forthcoming interest rate cut come soon enough for investors? San Francisco is voting on banning e-cigarettes. Hong Kong businesses are wary following clashes over a controversial extradition law.

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  • New York City construction workers line up over a street grate as they take their lunch break in midtown Manhattan on June 19, 2019
    TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

    The U.S. issues yet more sanctions against Iran. Home construction lags.

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  • Public transport drivers pay for fuel in US dollars at a station in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo by JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)

    Zimbabwe ends a decade of dollarization. Water scarcity needs more attention in India. Why Hong Kong’s businesses are shutting down amid a fight to maintain the city’s autonomy.

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  • Christina Pritchard in the townhouse
    Nadege Green

    The Fed plans to cut interest rates, but not soon enough for President Trump. The new defense secretary asks NATO allies to pitch in more money. A Florida city helps artists become homeowners.

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