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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 6, 2020

    China’s biggest travel firm is “working around the clock”

    China’s biggest travel firm is “working around the clock”
    Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images

    China’s biggest online travel firm Ctrip is working around the clock to cope the coronavirus outbreak. China is lowering tariffs on 1,700 U.S. goods. Huawei sues Verizon over technology patents. Is the U.K.’s green aviation target of zero carbon emissions by 2050 achievable?

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  • Feb 5, 2020

    Credit where credit is due

    Workers strike in Los Angeles, California for a minimum wage of $15/hour in 2016.
    David McNew/Getty Images

    An economist agrees with the president’s optimism in the State of the Union address but warns about potential trouble ahead. The prosperity touted in Trump’s speech isn’t really being shared by everyone. Macy’s is having to downsize.

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  • Feb 5, 2020

    Best. Economy. Ever.*

    President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol Building on February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.
    OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

    We fact-check President Trump’s claims from his State of the Union address, including his assertion about a blue collar boom. Why a lower U.S. trade deficit is not necessarily a good thing.

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  • Feb 5, 2020

    Cruise ships quarantined over coronavirus fears

    The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama.

    Leisure cruise companies are under pressure after ships are quarantined over the coronavirus. Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take unpaid leave. Europe’s largest train station gets a makeover. 

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  • Feb 4, 2020

    IndyCar is looking for a jump

    Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the #22 Team Penske Chevrolet, sweeps the bricks during the winner's portrait session after the 103rd Indianapolis 500 in 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Clive Rose/Getty Images

    Global markets rebound Tuesday after the coronavirus spooked investors. Can Penske’s acquisition of the IndyCar series bring in viewers and, just as importantly, financial backers?

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  • Feb 4, 2020

    Dem mess in Des Moines

    Joe Robinson vacuums the carpet before the start of the caucus night celebration party for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Holiday Inn on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    Democrats try to sort out the mess with the Iowa Caucus vote tally. What’s the status of the American health care system ahead of the State of the Union address? Coronavirus fears force Disney to shut down two major theme parks in Asia.

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  • Feb 4, 2020

    World’s largest gambling center shuts casinos on coronavirus fears

    World’s largest gambling center shuts casinos on coronavirus fears

    Macau shuts down its casinos on coronavirus concerns. Will OPEC cut oil supply as virus fears reduce demand? Air Asia becomes the subject of a bribery probe. Nigerians complain about new U.S. visa restrictions.

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  • Feb 3, 2020

    A pandemic’s economic ripple

    Chinese tourists with facial masks stand in front of the New York Stock Exchange on February 3, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.
    JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images

    China’s central bank cuts interest rates slightly as the coronavirus scare sinks stocks. U.S. markets feel the impact of that economic disruption. Even the losers of the Super Bowl get bonuses.

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  • Feb 3, 2020

    Are you ready for some sick days?

    Derrick Nnadi #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
    Mike Ehrmann

    Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to plunge following the Lunar New Year holiday. The economy is doing great, unless you ask Millennials and young people of color. Businesses adapt to people calling in sick the Monday after the Super Bowl.

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  • Feb 3, 2020

    China shares plunge on coronavirus fears

    Investors monitor screens showing stock market movements at a brokerage house in Shanghai on Thursday.
    Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

    Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to fall on the first trading day following the Lunar New Year holiday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays out next steps for Brexit. Drought in Zambia means millions now rely on food aid.

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