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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

  • When elder fraud is a family affair
    Rose Conlon/Marketplace

    Farmers get some help from the Trump Administration to deal with the repercussions of the trade war with China. When an older person is being scammed by family, when does protecting them turn into discrimination?

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  • Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street on May 24, 2019 in London, England. The prime minister has announced that she will step down on June 7.
    Leon Neal/Getty Images

    Britain’s prime minister sets out her exit timetable. Japanese leader Shinzo Abe hosts President Trump against a backdrop of trade tensions. And we ask, “What’s the global appeal of Comic Con?”

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  • A naming rice agreement
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    Is there now such a thing as a “Trump Tax”? Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi wins a second term. There’s a fight in Louisiana over what can and can’t be called “rice”.

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  • Should bank employees be the ones protecting seniors from scammers. President Trump heads to Japan to talk trade.

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  • Crowdfunding for healthcare
    Stefan Irvine/LightRocket via Getty Images

    India’s prime minister is set for a second term. The World Health Organization urges action to tackle a new breed of superbugs. And why are Chinese consumers turning to crowdfunding for healthcare?

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  • Phishing for the greater good
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    Investors are jumping in and out of China during this trade war. Aviation regulators will weigh putting Boeing’s 737-MAX planes back in the air. Researchers are scamming the elderly for their own good.

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  • Who are the elder scam fraudsters?
    Rose Conlon/Marketplace

    Who’s behind all those scams against the elderly? Southwest makes nice with its mechanics.

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  • May 22, 2019

    Populism in Europe

    People draped in EU flags protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) populist party. (Photo:FABIAN SOMMER/AFP/Getty Images).

    U.K. steel could lose thousands of jobs. Ban Ki-moon shares his disappointment with the current U.S. stance on climate change. Finland’s foreign minister explains why populism is good for democracy.

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  • How a bartering app went brick-and-mortar with its own currency
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    Home Depot and Lowe’s enter the tariff tussle. Having a bank nearby could be good for your wallet. A bartering app starts taking money — its own.

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  • It’s another tough year for retail. What makes someone vulnerable to financial scams?

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