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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

  • The UK will leave the EU at 18:00 ET, ending 47 years of membership
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    China’s latest economic data are looking good thanks to some “creative” accounting. European bank regulators are figuring out which stress tests are the best to prognosticate a downturn. EU citizens in the U.K. navigate their post-Brexit status paperwork.

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  • A man wears a mask while walking in the street on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
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    Federal funding to fight a pandemic in the U.S. will run out soon if Congress doesn’t renew the program. Brexit might force the U.K. to choose between Europe and the U.S.

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  • Jan 31, 2020

    It’s Brexit day

    The UK will leave the EU at 18:00 ET, ending 47 years of membership
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    Following over 1,000 days of wrangling, the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U. Could luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin be saved by an F1 billionaire?

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  • A moment of silence in memory of NBA great Kobe Bryant takes place during Super Bowl Opening Night presented by BOLT24 at Marlins Park on Jan. 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
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    Brands are gearing up for their Super Bowl advertising campaigns, but in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death, some are changing their approach.

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  • Irish Republicans For Independence activists join a march organised by the grassroots organistaion All Under One Banner calling for Scottish independence in Glasgow on January 11, 2020.
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    The Fed moves to ease banking restrictions set in the Volcker Rule. Oil companies are dealing with a lack of demand and, more recently, the coronavirus outbreak. Politicians in Scotland are looking at Brexit as a way to break away from the U.K. themselves.

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  • A moment of silence in memory of NBA great Kobe Bryant takes place during Super Bowl Opening Night presented by BOLT24 at Marlins Park on Jan. 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
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    Business closures in China continue as coronavirus spreads. The Fed is set to vote on easing banking rules. Rethinking Super Bowl ads following the tragic death of beloved NBA star Kobe Bryant.

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  • Bar in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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    The coronavirus continues to affect travel. What to expect from the Bank of England. How African beer sales may help Diageo weather trade uncertainty.

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  • A person shakes hand with a robot at the booth of IBG Automation during the Hanover Fair ('Hannover Messe') on April 23, 2018 in Hanover, northern Germany. - The Hanover technology fair runs until April 28, 2018, with Mexico as partner country.
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    Boeing is among the companies with newfound interest from investors. Economist Daniel Susskind warns automation could bring unprecedented levels of inequality.

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  • Paul Krugman: Nobel Prize winner, zombie slayer
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    Airlines suspend flights in and out of China as coronavirus grinds the country to a halt. How Tesla turned things around in a year. Plus, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman thinks some ideas should just stay dead.

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  • WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 27: (CHINA-OUT) A woman walks on an empty road on January 27, 2020 in Wuhan, China. As the death toll from the coronavirus reaches 80 in China with over 2700 confirmed cases, the city remains on lockdown for a fourth day. (Photo by Getty Images)

    Chinese citizens express their worries over jobs and price hikes during the Coronavirus outbreak. Apple’s results tempered by concern about factories in Wuhan.

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