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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

  • Mexican US resident Roberto Márquez, places a United States national flag on the border wall next to Rio Grande river to demonstrate against the immigration policies of Donald Trump in the border between El Paso, US, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on June 9, 2019.
    HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images

    There are pros and cons to big bond yields. Tourism might suffer in the Dominican Republic after several American deaths. Some think the U.S.’s trade beefs are hampering global economic growth.

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  • Girls browsing in Barnes & Noble.
    Getty Images

    The U.K. agrees a new post-Brexit trade deal in Asia. Two of the world’s biggest defense companies agree to merge. The new boss of Barnes and Noble wants to revive “books-and-mortar” shops.

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  •  Lin-Manuel Miranda of 'Hamilton' performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
    Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

    It’s official: jobs are way down. Can talking about your salary reduce the wage gap? What’s the real value of a Tony Award?

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  • Carli Lloyd of the U.S. scores the team's second goal against Japan in the 2015 Women's World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada.
    Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images

    Carmakers ask the White House to standardize emissions regulations. The Feds take aim at robocalls. Sponsors go in on Women’s World Cup soccer.

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  • A container ship from China Shipping Line is loaded at the main container port in Hamburg, Germany.
    Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Germany’s economy has taken a hit from global trade tensions. Russian President Putin makes a pitch to international investors in St. Petersburg. How do you classify burnout?

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  • Jean Pierre Louis joins with other workers to protest against possible job layoffs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 01, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Layoff announcements are way up. Veterans outside their VA service areas now have more options. A fifth-generation Mississippi farmer deals with devastating flooding.

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  • Flood waters covering farmland in the Mississippi Delta means thousands of acres of crops
    Victoria Darden

    Oil demand might go down, so the the prices do, too. The Renault-Fiat Chrysler merger is no more. Farmers’ fields remain unplanted in Mississippi.

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  • Workers at works in FIAT cars factory. (Photo by salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB /LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Seismic change continues in the auto industry. India cuts rates for the third time this year. How do you feel about taxing job-stealing robots? 

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  • A pharmacy technician prepares prescriptions for packaging and shipping after being filled on an automated line at the central pharmacy of Intermountain Heathcare in 2018 in Midvale, Utah.
    George Frey/Getty Images

    Women might struggle more as automation becomes the norm. May’s jobs numbers underperform. The Trump Administration restricts travel to Cuba.

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  • Bernie in the lions’ den
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Bernie Sanders speaks at the Walmart shareholders meeting. The U.S. ends preferential trade treatment for India. More and more, researchers are seeing links between debt and mental health issues.

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