Erika Soderstrom

Associate Producer

Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Erika Soderstrom

Oct 27, 2021
What could be in Britain’s “budget for an optimistic future”?
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From the BBC World Service: U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak will unveil London’s latest spending priorities today, with details already trickling out including plans for a higher national living wage, new spending on public transport projects and money to tackle backlogs in the National Health Service. Plus, as Russia threatens to suspend gas exports to Moldova, is Moscow using energy as a political weapon?
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Oct 26, 2021
The Treasury Department is taking on systemic racism
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Also today: A working paper from researchers at USC and UCLA found that the vaccine-averse aren’t receptive to financial incentives to get vaccinated. In some cases, it might have the opposite effect. Marketplace’s Jennifer Pak drops in to share some details about Goldman Sachs establishing a deeper foothold in China.
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Oct 26, 2021
Unpacking the HR mistakes that flipped over the lives of some Amazon workers
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Also, Tesla has now become a trillion-dollar company after rental car company Hertz ordered up 100,000 Teslas to add to its fleet.
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Oct 26, 2021
The Treasury Secretary’s late-night video call to China
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From the BBC World Service: Janet Yellen had a “frank” conversation about economics and trade with China’s Vice Premier Liu He, who laid bare Chinese concerns over U..S tariffs and treatment of Chinese companies. Plus, Australia – one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters – pledges to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. And, with international funds to Afghanistan frozen since the Taliban took over in August, we hear about crippling food shortages and other challenges facing people in the country.
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Oct 25, 2021
How the FCC can better serve Indigenous communities with faster internet
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There’s a program called “E-Rate” that subsidizes broadband data connections for schools and libraries. But libraries on tribal lands were excluded. Also, we’ll get yet another wave of signs about where the economy is headed (and where it’s most recently been) from profit and revenue reports for companies like Apple, Ford and General Electric — as well as the latest calculation of U.S. economic growth for Q3. And, AMC movie theaters are rolling out open captioning for those with hearing loss.
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Oct 25, 2021
Discussing a new tax for the richest billionaires
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Democrats in Congress are looking for new ways to fund a spending plan for increasing social benefits and fighting climate change. In the face of opposition to raising the corporate tax rate, Democrats are pivoting to a plan that would require billionaires to pay taxes on the increased value of assets such as stocks on an annual basis, regardless of whether they sell those assets. Also today: We look at the argument for why businesses should be interested in a four-day workweek for their employees.
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Oct 25, 2021
U.N. warns millions in Afghanistan could face starvation this winter
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From the BBC World Service: Estimates from the U.N. World Food Program say more than half of the Afghan population will face acute food insecurity unless urgent action is taken. Plus, profits at HSBC, one of Europe’s biggest banks, rocket as worries fade about bad loans driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. And, how celebrity culture in China can present a problem for big brands.
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Oct 22, 2021
$3 trillion in excess savings is ready to be unleashed. What does that mean for the economy?
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Also today: We look into how inflation has been rising all over the world, as the BBC checks in on how inflation could hit 5% in the next few months. U.S. financial regulators this week said climate change is a threat to the nation’s financial stability in a report. The report comes days before the U.N. conference on climate change.
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Oct 22, 2021
Amazon warehouse workers make another union push, this time in NYC
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Also today: We look at the challenges facing people looking to buy a home, as builders struggle with supplies. New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the ripple effects of SNAP benefits in rural communities.
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Oct 22, 2021
Bank of England warns of looming 5% inflation
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As inflation fears around the globe persist, the Bank of England’s new chief economist has warned that U.K. inflation is likely to hit or surpass 5% by early next year.
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