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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

  • Democratizing airport food
    Dustin Coates (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Europe is about to lower interest rates ahead of the U.S.’s own decision. The housing market is just weird right now. Airport food isn’t just for passengers anymore.

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  • Who needs a “gig” when you have a hot labor market?
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Airplane makers go green at the Paris Air Show. Arthur Laffer gets the Presidential Medal of Freedom… because taxes. Who needs a “gig” when you can get a “real job”?

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  • The Facebook like logo is seen on a portable mobile device (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    Will anybody trust Facebook’s answer to Bitcoin? Electric cars are the future, but a lack of charging points is just one of several roadblocks facing the industry.

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  •  A man walks through a deserted street in Villacanas, Spain, which was abandoned as the main factory closed in 2012.
    Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

    Manufacturing in the U.S. is way down. Puerto Rico might deal its way out of debt. Entire Spanish “ghost towns” are up for sale, and they’re pretty cheap.

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  • From the garden out front to the trees in the back, Atlanta’s new 7.1-acre food forest is full of fresh fruit and vegetables.
    Stephannie Stokes

    India retaliates on tariffs. There’s been little progress on child poverty in the U.S. over the past 30 years. A “food forest” in Atlanta fills the the quality produce gap.

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  • A diver with a flashlight descends into the water  near the Turkey - Syria border (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images).

    Huawei’s boss warns that production will be hit hard by the US.. ban. Why the Paris air show is more about safety than sales for Boeing. How Adidas and Nike are turning ocean plastic into active wear.

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  • U.S. parental leave leaves much to be desired
    pxhere

    Retail sales are up. The U.S. could do a lot more for new parents. So much for cutting back on energy consumption.

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  • Want a lower credit card APR? Just ask.

    Manufacturing is up, but not where we need it. Getting a lower credit card APR could be as easy as asking. Talking about money gets awkward in our new podcast “This is Uncomfortable.”

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  • Figurine sits on a desk calendar open at the date June 30
    Fairfax Media via Getty Images

    Swiss women go on a nationwide strike over unequal pay. E.U. countries finally agree on a common budget. Changing the date of a national holiday is proving to be expensive for U.K. calendar-makers.

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  • The Bayer Pharma AG building stands on August 29, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
    Adam Berry/Getty Images

    Some are hoping the Fed preemptively cut interest rates next week. Lawyers are counting on all those TV ads for their class-action lawsuit business. Pet supply company Chewy issues a giant IPO.

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