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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

  • Thru the wringer for $100K a year
    Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

    What can we expect from forthcoming deals with China? The government wants journalists to write their stories by hand when reporting on certain economic data. A six-figure salary as a fast food restaurant manager is very well-deserved.

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  • How to un-Huawei an entire industry
    Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

    China’s growth is the slowest it’s been in 26 years, and the birth rate is not helping. It’s Canada’s turns to sign the USMCA. How Germany’s car industry grew to depend on Huawei.

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  • A stock image depicting a grandfather with his grandson

    China’s birth rate falls to its lowest in seven decades. Why one of the world’s richest women wants to become president of Angola. A British coin sells for a record $1.3m.

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  • Slouching towards 30,000
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Foreclosure filings are at an all-time low. The Dow inches closer to 30,000. Chinese social media influencers are trying to cash in on livestreaming.

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  • Six of the remaining Democratic presidential hopefuls at the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2020.
    Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

    Who wins and who loses in the phase one U.S.-China trade deal? Corporate money isn’t staying out of Democratic presidential campaigns. Russia’s chief taxman is on deck to become the next prime minister.

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  • Mikhail Mishustin in between meetings about his candidacy for Prime Minister of Russia. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

    After modernizing Russia’s hated tax service, its boss is tipped to lead the next government. A bright spot for Europe’s car sales in December could be short-lived. Climate change is set to dominate at Davos.

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  • Micro greens grow at a vertical farm in Newark, New Jersey.
    Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

    Banks are doing well despite a dip in revenue from low interest rates. Jeff Bezos gets a cold welcome in India. Will the phase one deal stop China from stealing farming secrets?

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  • The trading symbol for BlackRock is displayed at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on July 14, 2017 in New York.
    BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images

    Sussing out the phase one deal’s intellectual property rules. What an age discrimination case at the Supreme Court could mean for federal employees. How BlackRock’s move on climate risk will “reshape” finance.

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  • Protesters gather outside an event hosted by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos in New Delhi.
    Pritam Roy/BBC

    Amazon unveils a new investment to boost Indian-made exports. Flybe gets its bailout, but criticism flies from rivals and environmentalists. Can a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China stop intellectual property theft?

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  • Expensive housing in big cities like New York are pushing some people into illegal basement apartments.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    A Phase One deal trade is about to be signed. The U.S. rescinds the label of “currency manipulator” it had given to China. Lawmakers address the issue of affordable housing at the Capitol.

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