Queenie Wong is a general assignment Business reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered tech and entertainment policy. At CNET and the Mercury News, she wrote about the world’s largest social networks. Wong also covered politics and education for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore. Growing up in Southern California, she started reading The Times as a kid and took her first journalism class in middle school. She graduated from Washington and Lee University, where she studied journalism and studio art.
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Toy makers say toys are an important part of a child’s growth and development, but President Trump insists children don’t need as many toys.
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Amazon said it doesn’t plan to go through with a suggestion to show the costs of tariffs next to the prices of some products in an online storefront featuring low prices.
The tech industry, once seen as a relatively stable place to grow a career, continues to be hit by job cuts in 2025. Tech companies including Meta, Block, Autodesk and others are among businesses that have slashed their workforce.