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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

  • Apr 12, 2019

    Get your ‘North of the Wall’ cocktail ready. Winter is finally here.

    On average, it now takes about $10 million to film each episode of Game of Thrones.
    Image via GameofThrones/YouTube

    Ahead of Uber’s IPO, we take a look at its business model. One county in Virginia puts felons caught in the opioid crisis to work instead of in jail. Plus, marketing for the epic final season of “Game of Thrones.” 

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  • Apr 12, 2019

    Meet Africa’s answer to Amazon

    A Jumia scooterman tries to speak to clients to be delivered with product at the Ikeja warehouse of the company in Lagos on June 12, 2013.
    PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service… Africa’s largest e-commerce operator Jumia begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange. We hear from the World Bank’s new president David Malpass. Plus, do you think you’re an above-average driver?

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  • Apr 11, 2019

    We haven’t had these jobless claims since 1969

    Congress continues to debate over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. Here's how one unemployed person is already being affected.
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    Jobless claims drop to an almost-50-year low. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro agrees to let foreign aid into the country. Plus, the Economist magazine’s statistical model to predicts the likely winner of the PGA Masters Tournament.

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  • Apr 11, 2019

    À la golf carte: Why pimento cheese sandwiches are on the menu at the Masters

    One of Augusta National's famed pimento cheese sandwiches is seen during the second round of the 2011 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia.
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    Bank CEOs face Congress for the first time since the Great Recession. A labor shortage in construction is prompting a rebranding. Plus, cheap food is on the menu at the PGA Masters Tournament. Pimento cheese sandwiches, anyone?

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  • Apr 11, 2019

    E.U. agrees to another Brexit delay

    Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives ahead of a European Council meeting on Brexit at The Europa Building at The European Parliament in Brussels on April 10, 2019.
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    From the BBC World Service… The United Kingdom has reached a Brexit compromise with E.U. leaders, but what’s next? Then, Venezuela’s embattled president allows humanitarian aid into the country. Plus, the world’s largest-ever election has kicked off in India.

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  • Apr 10, 2019

    How some American foster children become undocumented adults

    When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake. 
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    Consumer prices tick up. Plus, we look at how some foster children struggle to find work or housing due to the difficulty of obtaining their identifying documents once they turn 18.

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  • Apr 10, 2019

    Crowdfunding for schools put in detention

    Despite teachers' continued reliance on crowdfunding sites, Nashville has decided to put an and to the practice in their schools.
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    President Trump’s nominee for the World Bank starts his new gig. Walmart rolls out its in-store robot army. Plus, Nashville has decided to put an end to teachers’ use on crowdfunding sites to raise money for school supplies.

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  • Apr 10, 2019

    Meet the people paid to attend Indian election rallies

    Indian Muslim supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally held by party president Amit Shah ahead of the national elections in Hyderabad on April 9, 2019.
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    From the BBC World Service… Turkey’s finance minister unveils a new economic plan. The latest from Brussels ahead of another crunch Brexit meeting. Also, voting in India’s general election begins in less than 24 hours. 

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  • Apr 9, 2019

    Getting in on the world’s most profitable company

    A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installion known as 'Pump 3' is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, 160 kms east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on June 23, 2008.
    MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images

    Investors want to get in on Saudi oil firm Aramco ahead of its giant bond offering. It turns out Netflix didn’t kill the movie theater industry after all. Plus, we follow the tax drama unfolding for Chinese actress Fan Bingbing.

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  • Apr 9, 2019

    The U.S.’s other tariff beef

    A Japanese airline All Nippon Airways - ANA Airbus A380 is seen parked on the tarmac during a ceremony for the delivery of the company's first Airbus A380, on March 20, 2019 at the Airbus delivery center in Colomiers, southwestern France.
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    Boeing still has a lot of 737 MAX orders to fill. The U.S. proposes retaliatory tariffs on the EU following the WTO’s finding that the bloc’s subsidies to Airbus undercut Boeing. Plus, how the new tax law is affecting filers.

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