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Erika Soderstrom

"Marketplace Morning Report" Associate Producer

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Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”

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The culture of 'we' before 'I': A chat with Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri

by David Brancaccio , Jarrett Dang and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 27, 2022
A conversation with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company making waves in the cloud computing world.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise President and CEO Antonio Neri talks pandemic resilience, company culture, and his journey from customer service technician to the top of the ladder.
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Econ Extra Credit with David Brancaccio

From the cash register to the corner office: is climbing the corporate ladder still possible?

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 17, 2022
Tower Records offers a surprising lesson on career mobility within companies.
A Tower Records store is shown in Cambridge, MA.
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Nobel Prize in economics goes to trio focused on understanding, averting financial crises

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 10, 2022
The winners: former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond of the University of Chicago and Philip Dybvig of Washington University.
Hans Ellegren, center, of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Tore Ellingsen, left and John Hassler of the Nobel Prize economics committee, announce the winner in Stockholm on Monday.
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Nearly all major U.S. CEOs expect a recession in the next 12 months, new survey shows

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Oct 4, 2022
Just one-third of those surveyed expect that recession to be minimally painful and brief.
Most U.S. CEOs think a recession is coming, according to a survey from KPMG.
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What's behind Biden's income-driven repayment plan for student loans?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 30, 2022
The proposal could be a step "toward a vastly simpler and lower-cost way to pay for higher education," says economics contributor Chris Farrell.
The administration proposed a student-loan repayment system based on earnings and family size in conjunction with its plan to cancel some student debt.
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Social media platforms are adapting to compete with TikTok. Are their efforts working?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 26, 2022
The competition with TikTok may be less about dethroning the app and more about becoming its replacement, says Axios reporter Sara Fischer.
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on Aug. 27, 2020 in Culver City, California.
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China's lockdowns and other risks have companies looking to diversify supply chains

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Sep 5, 2022
Apple, among other companies, may be seeking manufacturing options in India and other emerging markets.
Some large foreign businesses, seeing COVID restrictions and slowing growth in China, are considering other countries like India for their future manufacturing plans.
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Economic Pulse

A glimpse into the current startup landscape

by David Brancaccio , Jarrett Dang and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 31, 2022
Early-stage startups saw a rocky second quarter. What the founder and CEO of Prisms of Reality, a tech startup, is seeing from her vantage point.
Anurupa Ganguly's tech startup focuses on math education.
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Where does the U.S. stand in the race toward electrification?

by Andy Uhler , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 26, 2022
The world is shifting to electric vehicles. But the U.S. is home to just 10% of EV production and 7% of battery production capacity.
The push toward electrification is on. But is the U.S. equipped to keep up with EV production demands?
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"Class Action Park"

How high's the bar when it comes to suing an amusement park?

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 25, 2022
How much wiggle room does the law give us to make dumb decisions and still seek compensation?
How foolishly can one act and still be entitled to some compensation in the event something goes wrong?
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