Alex Schroeder

"Marketplace Morning Report" Producer

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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 Stories (344)

AI amplifies scam calls and other deceptions

The technology's ability to clone voices and likenesses makes authentication harder but more urgent, says Wasim Khaled of Blackbird.AI.
People have received calls from what sounds like a relative asking for money, but the voice was generated by artificial intelligence in a fraudulent scheme.
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The financial consequences of empty offices

Offices are at the epicenter of seismic pandemic shifts, per McKinsey's Aditya Sanghvi. They need to become places where people want to be.
Almost every company is reevaluating its relationship with commercial real estate, says Aditya Sanghvi of McKinsey.
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Why banks are trying to make a business out of junk fees

Financial regulatory director says laws are not suggestions for banks.
Bank of America will give  $100 million back to customers that it wrongfully took in fees. The bank will also pay another $150 million in penalties.
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In Beijing, Yellen aims to get U.S.-China relations back on an even keel

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen intends to steady U.S.-China relations while looking out for American companies.
Yellen is looking to steady the U.S.'s economic relationship with China while keeping American business interests front of mind.
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First minority-owned public stock exchange looks to make its debut

It's called the Dream Exchange and it plans to offer access to the capital markets for small and mid-cap companies.
Dream Exchange founder and CEO, Joe Cecala, is looking to expand access to capital markets through a new exchange.
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The pandemic restaurant trends that are here to stay

A Deloitte survey finds consumer preferences for things like ordering online and self-checkout aren't going anywhere.
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What Messi's Miami move means for Apple TV+ and the future of streaming

Tech giant Apple will reportedly give Lionel Messi a cut of streaming revenue as part of the Argentine soccer star's MLS contract.
What's Apple doing reportedly paying for part of Lionel Messi's deal to come play in the U.S.? Well, let's start with the fact that Apple TV+ streams MLS soccer games and follow the money from there.
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Forget the U.S. and China — Big Tech is the next world power

According to Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group, tech companies are gaining increasing political power with fewer checks and balances.
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Is the U.S. economy really a tale of two job markets?

The "dual labor market" theory paints a picture of two very different job markets in terms of stability, pay, and mobility.
The unemployment rate is at a half-century low, yet many workers are unable to escape poorly paid, precarious jobs. One reason could be that the U.S. job market has evolved into two distinct labor markets—a dual labor market--and workers in each section experience very different economies.
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