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.”
Latest Stories (297)
New home sales in August hit highest level since before Great Recession
Sep 25, 2020
Some of what we're seeing might be making up for a spring in which people were stuck at home and not buying.
Why are banks letting corrupt money pass through their systems?
by
David Brancaccio
, Daniel Shin
and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 25, 2020
BuzzFeed senior Investigative reporter Jason Leopold talks about how and why banks have allegedly let trillions of ill-gotten money pass through their hands without taking action.
Fed looks to overhaul laws meant to make sure lower-income Americans have access to loans
Sep 22, 2020
The law is meant to demand that when banks take deposits from a particular area, they also make loans there.
What kind of marketing will it take to get people on board with a COVID-19 vaccine?
Sep 17, 2020
Health care providers are going to play an essential role in communication and education.
U.S. debt is hitting historic heights. How much of a problem is that?
Sep 3, 2020
The last time the deficit was this high, as a percentage of the total economy, was 1946.
Temporary furloughs are turning into permanent job losses during the pandemic
Sep 1, 2020
It's a hit to morale and skill-building for the workforce.
How low interest rates could make inequality worse
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 1, 2020
Low interest rates hurt our ability to save.
United Airlines drops ticket change fees for domestic flights
Aug 31, 2020
Consumers have to be careful, as the fees still apply to the most basic economy fares.
The gig economy and how workers might win it back
Aug 31, 2020
One way to rethink the "sharing economy" involves setting up co-ops on apps.
The RNC and DNC painted very different pictures of the U.S. economy
Aug 28, 2020
It was Trump's appeal to American prosperity versus Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.