Don Lee writes economic stories out of Washington, D.C. Since joining the Los Angeles Times in 1992, he has served as the Shanghai bureau chief and in various editing and reporting roles in California. Lee previously worked at the Kansas City Star. He is a native of Seoul, Korea, and graduated from the University of Chicago.
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The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for a second straight time in an effort to keep the economy humming. But it now must contend with a new unknown: a second Trump presidency.
Nov. 7, 2024
The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 1300 points in early trading, with expectations that a new Trump term will bring big policy changes, including tax cuts.
Nov. 6, 2024
The Commerce Department says U.S. gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, expanded at a robust annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter.
Oct. 30, 2024
The low utilization of E-Verify illustrates a “broken U.S. immigration system” and the lack of economic interests in using it. Employers are desperate for labor, documented or not.
Oct. 23, 2024
Four men face charges from the Orange County district attorney’s office in connection with allegedly billing nearly $100 million in fraudulent fees.
Oct. 13, 2024
A resurgence of hiring added a quarter-million jobs last month across the country and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, according to new government data released Friday.
Oct. 4, 2024
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
Oct. 3, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump have clearly divergent tax proposals, though both candidates’ plans are short on detail.
Oct. 3, 2024
The union representing thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike over wages and the use of automation, shutting down major seaports.
Oct. 1, 2024
A strike would cause billions of dollars in economic damage and force shippers to divert more products to the West Coast, raising costs for retailers and ultimately consumers.
Sept. 26, 2024