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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

  • Sundar Pichai pictured in Delhi, India. (Credit: Getty Images)

    We profile Sundar Pichai, who has been promoted to chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet. The International Monetary Fund counts the cost of unrest and trade tensions on Hong Kong. How Paris is transforming unused parking garages.

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  • Citibank, country bank
    Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

    Trump says the trade war might not end until 2020. Congress investigates substandard military housing. The struggle to get keep banks open in rural areas.

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  • Decolonizing giving
    Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images)

    “New NAFTA” hits a snag. The EU pledges to cut greenhouse emissions to zero. How philanthropy follows a settler mentality. Facing philanthropy’s history of exploitation and privilege.

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  • Two representatives from the organisation "Doctors For Future" use a stethoscope during a demonstration for fossil-fuel phase out and a better climate protection in Muenster, northwestern Germany (Photo: Getty Images).

    France and the U.S. are locked in a war of words over tariffs. The World Health Organization issues a warning on climate change. Why Saudi Arabia is investing more money in the arts.

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  • Why working from home is good for everybody
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    Trump reimposes tariffs on metals from Brazil and Argentina. NATO turns 70. Downloading all your Facebook photos will soon get easier. More telecommuting could be huge for the economy.

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  • Even Milton Friedman was concerned about student loan debt
    ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

    The FDA weighs in on the safety of CBD. Charities fear an even bigger drop in giving this year. How realistic is the prospect of wiping out student debt?

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  • National flags on the Mall in London in preparation for the NATO summit (Photo: Getty Images)

    Is NATO still relevant? Why “getting Brexit done” is complicated. The Wolf of Wall Street arrives in London.

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  • The break room at Lathem Time's headquarters features most of its current lineup, from mechanical time clocks to biometric fingerprint readers.
    Jim Burress/Marketplace

    Will consumers spend big this Black Friday weekend? World leaders meet in Spain to talk climate change. The maker of a popular punch-in clock is clocking out. Upside-down Christmas trees are all the rage this season.

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  • Tesla unveiled its Cybertruck at an event in Los Angeles.
    Tesla

    Who really wins and loses with the U.S.’s official rebuke of Hong Kong? A record number of returns are expected this holiday shopping season. Sales of electric vehicles are still very low.

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  • The Black Friday Rebellion
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    India’s growth rate at its lowest in six years. What business wants from the COP25. A Yorkshire town stages a movement to buy nothing.

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