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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

  • Feb 12, 2021

    Britain’s economy saw its largest decline on record

    The U.K. finance minister says the economic decline is "comparable to other countries."
    Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

    Brexit and the pandemic contributed to a decline of almost 10% last year. Also, people are moving out of London. Plus, meal kits replace parades for Lunar New Year. And, France plans a labor code reform so you can eat lunch at your desk.

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  • Feb 12, 2021

    Is the GameStop saga a sign of a stock market bubble?

    speculative fevers often emerge during times of major economic and technological change. "And in essence, these speculators are accelerating the rise of a new economy," says Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    One thing that bubbles have in common? The unpredictable consequences of economy-wide innovations.

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  • Feb 12, 2021

    Savings, checking … and now cryptocurrency accounts

    Storing cryptocurrency like Bitcoin hasn’t always been easy. People have to worry about hackers and keep track of passwords for their digital wallets.
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    BNY Mellon, the country’s oldest bank, plans to offer cryptocurrency services to its clients. Plus, a new challenge to the ballot measure that exempted Uber and Lyft from California’s gig economy law. And, the Department of Housing and Urban Development says it’s extending protections against housing discrimination to include LGBTQ people.

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  • Feb 11, 2021

    Individual investor frenzy focuses on cannabis stocks

    Individual investor frenzy focuses on cannabis stocks
    Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

    The traders who buy stocks like GameStop have moved on to Tilray, which is seeing wild fluctuations in its share price. Plus, stock exchanges challenge a rule change that would make market data open and free. And, an interview with the co-founder of the 9to5 labor movement.

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  • Feb 11, 2021

    The history of an office rebellion

    9to5 Cleveland holds an action in protest of National City Bank.
    Steve Cagan

    We speak with the directors and producers of a new documentary, “9to5: The Story of a Movement.” Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s latest analysis of the U.S. economy, including sobering thoughts on an unemployment situation that is even worse than it looks.

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  • Feb 11, 2021

    Amsterdam takes London’s crown as Europe’s stock-trading hub

    Amsterdam is one city gaining financial services business from London.
    Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images

    Without a post-Brexit deal for financial services, EU-based banks are barred from trading shares in the U.K. Plus, oil states face trillions in losses in the move away from fossil fuels. And, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine could alleviate global supply issues.

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  • Feb 10, 2021

    Yet more evidence of a “K-shaped” economic recovery

    A waitress wearing a mask and gloves disinfects a table in a Restaurant on May 5, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
    Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

    Plus, the latest reading of consumer prices in the U.S. and what they mean for worries about inflation. And, a contact tracing program in Miami Beach, Florida, to keep people healthy and arts venues, hotels and restaurants running.

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  • Feb 10, 2021

    European Commission chief admits underestimating difficulty of vaccine efforts

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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    European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, admiotted to being late in ordering coronavirus vaccines, too optimistic about mass production and too confident about supply security. Plus, could vaccine passports really make pandemic travel possible? And, video conferencing has made us pay more attention to what’s in our backgrounds, it’s also boosted the book business.

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  • Feb 10, 2021

    When essential workers may not be employees

    When essential workers may not be employees
    John Moore/Getty Images

    The disappearance of regular full-time jobs in the U.S. economy, one example being the trend of independent contractor janitors. Plus, GM reports quarterly results amid the company’s announcement that it will keep three plants idle because of a global chip shortage. And, Aunt Jemima is rebranded as Pearl Milling Company.

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  • Feb 9, 2021

    How raising the minimum wage would affect the U.S. economy

    Service industry workers listen to remarks and hold up signs during a rally at the National Mall on Jan. 26, 2021 in support of the introduction of the Raise the Wage Act, which includes a $15 minimum wage for tipped workers and is also included in President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
    Jemal Countess/Getty Images for One Fair Wage

    According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Its new report says a $15 federal minimum wage would reduce poverty but cost the U.S. jobs. Plus, dispelling the worry that a third round of COVID relief will produce inflation. And, a Tennessee high school program aims to get more women into the auto repair field.

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