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Lee Clifford is an Executive Editor at Fortune. Primarily she works with the Enterprise reporting team, which covers Tech, Leadership, and Finance as well as daily news and analysis from Fortune’s most experienced writers. She also edits in-depth features and magazine stories, and edits CEO Daily, MPW Daily, and lists such as the Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business. Previously she oversaw Fortune’s beat reporting desks and was Finance Editor. She started her career at SmartMoney, the Wall Street Journal’s personal finance magazine. She grew up in Seattle, has a B.A. in history from Columbia, and is now based outside of Chicago.

Trump kills hope of more stimulus checks as approval rating on the economy falls
FinanceTrump kills hope of more stimulus checks as approval rating on the economy falls
By Lee CliffordOctober 6, 2020
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FinanceWant a second home during COVID? These Zillow vets have invented a radically less expensive way to buy one
By Lee CliffordOctober 4, 2020
‘Very, very far apart’: Pelosi and Mnuchin fail to reach a deal on bill including stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment
Finance‘Very, very far apart’: Pelosi and Mnuchin fail to reach a deal on bill including stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment
By Lance Lambert and Lee CliffordSeptember 30, 2020
House stimulus plan includes $1,200 stimulus checks and $500 for dependents
FinanceHouse stimulus plan includes $1,200 stimulus checks and $500 for dependents
By Lee CliffordSeptember 29, 2020
Dow jumps 400 points to start the week, with banks and energy stocks leading the way
FinanceDow jumps 400 points to start the week, with banks and energy stocks leading the way
By Lee CliffordSeptember 28, 2020
Mark Cuban wants every American to get a $1,000 stimulus check every 2 weeks through November
FinanceMark Cuban wants every American to get a $1,000 stimulus check every 2 weeks through November
By Lee CliffordSeptember 24, 2020
United will start offering pre-flight COVID tests in October to passengers traveling to Hawaii
FinanceUnited will start offering pre-flight COVID tests in October to passengers traveling to Hawaii
By Lee CliffordSeptember 24, 2020
Will House Democrats be able to revive $1,200 stimulus checks?
FinanceWill House Democrats be able to revive $1,200 stimulus checks?
By Lee Clifford and Lance LambertSeptember 23, 2020
Sizzler joins the list of chains declaring Chapter 11 due to COVID
FinanceSizzler joins the list of chains declaring Chapter 11 due to COVID
By Lee CliffordSeptember 22, 2020
How a company that makes COVID tests is keeping its own 50,000 employees safe
FinanceHow a company that makes COVID tests is keeping its own 50,000 employees safe
By Lee CliffordSeptember 20, 2020
This elite college is building a COVID ‘bubble’—where students are tested 3 times per week, and can’t leave campus
FinanceThis elite college is building a COVID ‘bubble’—where students are tested 3 times per week, and can’t leave campus
By Lee CliffordSeptember 5, 2020
One university may have the best COVID testing operation in the U.S.—and tests students twice a week
HealthOne university may have the best COVID testing operation in the U.S.—and tests students twice a week
By Lee CliffordAugust 29, 2020
A running list of companies that have filed for bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic
FinanceA running list of companies that have filed for bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic
By Lee Clifford and Phil WahbaAugust 4, 2020
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FinancePhoto essay: What unemployment looks like in pandemic America
By Alex Scimecca and Lee CliffordJuly 24, 2020
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FinanceThis is what every generation thinks of real estate—and what each has spent on it
By Lee CliffordJuly 17, 2020
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