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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

  • Mexico’s entrepreneurs dive into the electric car market
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    It’s time to talk about the markets with Julia Coronado. We also preview the S&P/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index’s release this week, as the steady growth of home prices appears to be slowing down. Then, in Mexico, entrepreneurs are getting into the electric car business and making it as local as possible: all-Mexican parts, talent and design.

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  • BIARRITZ, FRANCE - AUGUST 25:  US President Donald Trump talks to France's President Emmanuel Macron as G7 leaders and guests gather for a family picture in front of the Biarritz lighthouse on the second day of the annual G7 summit on August 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France.
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    President Trump tried to lighten the tone of trade talk with China at the G7 meeting in France. Also, home prices have grown steadily for about seven years, but the growth is slowing down. The S&P/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index’s release this week could provide a clearer picture. Then, we look at how vintage cars could be the key to the future of auto repair.

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  • President Trump says China has asked for fresh trade talks

    President Trump says China has requested resumption of trade talks. German business confidence falls to its lowest level in nearly seven years.

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  • Chinese and US flags are seen on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the maintenance room of a dealership in Shanghai on August 24, 2018. - From Harley-Davidson motorcycles and US bourbon to Chinese parts and machinery, the world's two largest economies have exchanged punitive tariffs that slice through a wide swath of products.
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    China announces in-kind tariffs on $75-billion worth of U.S. goods, making markets even more squeamish.Conservative billionaire backer David Koch dies. Local governments are dealing with cyberattacks.

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  • A year-and-a-half late and $1 million short
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    When Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks, markets listen. Looking at the massive pay gap between Black women and white men. Is Victoria Secret’s inclusivity play too little too late?

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  • A firefighter works during a wildfire near in Bolivia
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    Emmanuel Macron calls for urgent action on climate change at the G7. Why British brands are so popular with foreign buyers. What more U.S. interest rate cuts could mean for Turkey.

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  • Not all the Fed governors agreed on July’s interest rate cut. Union membership drops. The Midwest struggles with the aftermath of flooding.

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  • ICE agents executing a federal search warrant at a poultry processing plant in Mississippi on Aug. 7, 2019.
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    The Fed gives us a peek into its reasoning behind July’s interest rate cut ahead of its big summit in Jackson Hole. How do immigration raids affect families and businesses in their wake?

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  • Greenland is looking to diversify its economy and grow its mining sector

    Delays in Boeing 737-Max plane deliveries could see layoffs. Greenland’s rare earth minerals are of growing interest to the U.S.

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  • Icebergs float in the water in Ilulissat, Greenland.
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    As ice caps melt, tensions between the U.S. and Russia loom.

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