Don Lee

Emergency medical workers transport patients into MLK Community Hospital on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

Inflation is declining, but health premiums and medical costs are heading higher

March 29, 2023 at 7:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON — During the pandemic, health care costs — usually a main driver of U.S. inflation — remained surprisingly stable, rising just about 2% annually even as prices for many...

L.A. County Department of Public Health holds coronavirus vaccination facility for seniors at Whispering Fountains Senior Living Community on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Lakewood, CA..

Pandemic caused many boomers to retire. What that means for the economy — and everyone else

March 11, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Even with declining numbers of young Americans entering the job market and the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, U.S. employers were able to count on the last of the baby...

Workers put the framing up on new single-family homes Oct. 9, 2014, in Los Angeles. Construction is among the industries that have made significant use of the H-2B guest worker program.

Biden quietly reversed Trump’s ban on worker visas. Will it help or hurt the US economy?

March 11, 2024 at 1:42 p.m.

President Joe Biden has quietly relaxed one of former President Trump's signature immigration bans against foreign workers with skills that U.S. employers say they cannot find in the domestic labor...

Melissa Alatorre, left, gets her temperature checked by Christina Dinh, right, and signs a release before getting her nails done at Captivate Nail & Spa, on the first day of reopening, June 19, 2020, in Fullerton, California. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

As the wealthy retrench amid the coronavirus crisis, low-wage workers take the hit

June 30, 2020 at 9:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Except for a period during the Vietnam War in the 1970s and when she first settled in California a decade later, manicurist Liz Le had never experienced a...

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a ceremony welcoming Trump to Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017.

After Trump’s new round of tariffs, China may either have to blink or widen the trade war

August 22, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

President Trump’s latest round of tariffs against China, totaling approximately $200 billion, substantially raises the stakes for Beijing and could push the two countries’ trade war into a new phase,...

<p>El plan del presidente Trump de imponer aranceles al acero y aluminio importados podría ayudar a los productores nacionales, aunque algunos temen una guerra comercial.</p>

Aliados de EEUU toman represalias ante la entrada en vigor de gravámenes al acero importado de Europa, México y Canadá

December 13, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

La decisión del presidente Trump, el jueves pasado, de imponer aranceles sobre el acero y el aluminio de Canadá, México y la Unión Europea, aumentó drásticamente las tensiones comerciales globales...

Los trabajadores cargan soja importada en un puerto de Nantong, China, el 22 de marzo último (Associated Press).

China toma represalias contra los aranceles de EEUU y se intensifica la guerra comercial

May 15, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

China anunció este miércoles aranceles sobre productos estadounidenses por valor de $50 mil millones de dólares, en represalia contra las tarifas estadounidenses aplicadas a los productos chinos de alta tecnología...

Yellen’s legacy as Fed chief: Full employment but unfinished business

May 24, 2018 at 5:53 a.m.

Even during her final news conference as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet L. Yellen last month stuck to the careful approach that helped her guide the central bank through...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens as President Trump speaks.

Why tax cuts won’t generate as much economic growth as Trump hopes

August 25, 2019 at 4:18 a.m.

President Trump and congressional Republicans talk about their tax overhaul plan as if it's a sure-fire bet for the economy. Far from it. There's little historical evidence that tax cuts...

Workers at Whirlpool's plant in Clyde, Ohio, churn out a washing machine every four seconds, making the facility one of the largest appliance makers in the country.

Much more than washing machines at stake in a trade case that could test Trump’s agenda

June 2, 2018 at 7:33 a.m.

As workers passed around cake and ice cream and farewell speeches rose over the din of the factory, Damesha Shine marveled at two men who were entering retirement after 50...

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