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Lee Clifford
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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.

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Finance
The ‘yield curve’ inversion is spooking the markets. Although it’s a recession predictor, history shows it may not be time to sell
By Lee CliffordMarch 31, 2022
What is a stock split? Here’s how it impacts your investments
Finance
What is a stock split? Here’s how it impacts your investments
By Lee CliffordMarch 10, 2022
an OpenSea logo of an online marketplace for non-fungible tokens is seen on a smartphone screen and a NFT (Non-fungible token) sign in the background.
Newsletters
OpenSea illustrates the perils of growing too fast
By Lee Clifford and Jessica MathewsFebruary 11, 2022
The logo of the gaming company Activision Blizzard is seen on a screen of a phone next to a red illustration of world
Newsletters
Activision Blizzard focused on the bottom line—and women paid the price
By Sheryl Estrada and Lee CliffordFebruary 10, 2022
Covid testing: What to know about accuracy for at-home, rapid and PCRs for the Omicron variant
Health
Covid testing: What to know about accuracy for at-home, rapid and PCRs for the Omicron variant
By Lee Clifford and Jane ThierDecember 23, 2021
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Tech
The metaverse, explained: Everything you need to know about the (rapidly expanding) new world
By Lee Clifford and Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 13, 2021
The great debate over inflation
Newsletters
The great debate over inflation
By Sheryl Estrada and Lee CliffordNovember 4, 2021
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Finance
What’s behind Shiba Inu coin’s stunning rise—up 777% in 30 days
By Lee Clifford, Chris Morris, Robert Hackett, Grady McGregor and Yvonne LauOctober 27, 2021
Do you know these creators? You should
Newsletters
Do you know these creators? You should
By Sheryl Estrada and Lee CliffordOctober 12, 2021
Delta used this ‘negative incentive’ strategy to get employees vaccinated
Health
Delta used this ‘negative incentive’ strategy to get employees vaccinated
By Lee CliffordSeptember 10, 2021
Here’s what the Delta variant has done to the stock market so far
Finance
Here’s what the Delta variant has done to the stock market so far
By Lee Clifford and Nicolas RappJuly 19, 2021
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Finance
Dow plunges nearly 900 points: What’s driving the stock market selloff
By Lee CliffordJuly 19, 2021
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Conferences
Top takeaways from Fortune’s biggest annual gathering of CEOs
By Lee CliffordJune 9, 2021
Buy, sell, or hold? What to know about where real estate is heading next
Finance
Buy, sell, or hold? What to know about where real estate is heading next
By Lee Clifford, Lance Lambert and Shawn TullyMay 15, 2021
Ethereum: The lowdown on what it is and why it’s surging
Finance
Ethereum: The lowdown on what it is and why it’s surging
By Lee Clifford and Robert HackettMay 8, 2021
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