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Bloomberg Businessweek

Business Science

The Burning Problem of America’s Sugar Cane Growers

There’s a hidden cost to the way Florida’s farmers bring in the sugar crop. Just visit the hospitals and measure the climate impact.

Paul Tullis Bloomberg Businessweek Mar 2020 15min Permalink

History Health

Life in Italian Lockdown After a Tragic Coronavirus Denial

It wasn’t until death rates began to soar that society began to take the outbreak seriously enough.

Vernon Silver Bloomberg Businessweek Mar 2020 15min Permalink

Health

Abortion Clinics Are Getting Nickel-and-Dimed Out of Business

From legal battles to securing vendors to getting the walls painted, every budget line is a struggle.

Cynthia Koons, Rebecca Greenfield Bloomberg Businessweek Feb 2020 15min Permalink

Crime Tech

I Sabotaged My Boss With Ransomware From the Dark Web

What does it take to navigate the dark web, buy some Ransomware, and extort your victims? The writer tries it for himself.

Drake Bennett Bloomberg Businessweek Feb 2020 20min Permalink

Crime Religion

Catholic Church Shields $2 Billion in Assets to Limit Abuse Payouts

An investigation into how the Church moves its money.

Josh Saul Bloomberg Businessweek Jan 2020 15min Permalink

Crime Tech World

The Hacker Who Took Down a Country

Daniel Kaye, also known as Spdrman, found regular jobs tough but corporate espionage easy. He’s about to get out of prison.

Kit Chellel Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2019 20min Permalink

Business Crime

The Billion-Dollar High-Speed Internet Scam

Elizabeth Pierce impressed investors with hefty contracts for fiber—until they learned she was the only one who’d signed them.

Austin Carr Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2019 15min Permalink

Business

If the Tuition Doesn’t Get You, the Cost of Student Housing Will

National developers are behind the proliferation of luxury apartments near college campuses, and they’re driving low-income students farther away.

Ali Breland Bloomberg Businessweek Aug 2019 10min Permalink

Crime

King of the Snitches: The Fashion Photographer Who Duped Drug Lords and the DEA

Baruch Vega ran a scheme that ensnared Colombian cocaine kingpins and gave him a life of luxury. Then one put a price on his head.

Zeke Faux Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2019 20min Permalink

Crime

The Polygamist Accused of Scamming the U.S. Out of $500 Million

Did a member in a shadowy Mormon offshoot known as the Order collect a half-billion dollars in biodiesel credits his company didn’t deserve?

Jesse Hyde, David Voreacos Bloomberg Businessweek Jun 2019 20min Permalink

Business Politics

The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich

Gabriel Zucman is an economist who specializes in documenting and estimating the wealth stashed in offshore accounts. His work has influenced the tax plans of more than one presidential campaign.

Ben Steverman Bloomberg Businessweek May 2019 15min Permalink

Business

The Mystery of the Millionaire Hermit

He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where’s his money going?

Claire Martin Bloomberg Businessweek May 2019 20min Permalink

Business

The Legend of Jacinto’s Gold

Two Dominican families, their lawyer, and a quest for ancestral riches that may not exist.

Joe Nocera Bloomberg Businessweek Apr 2019 30min Permalink

Business Health

The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper

Cancer surgery for $700, a heart bypass for $2,000. Pretty good, but under India’s new health-care system, it’s not good enough.

Ari Altstedter Bloomberg Businessweek Mar 2018 15min Permalink

Crime World

The Coffin Business Is Booming in Central America Due to Gang Violence

In El Salvador, Jucuapa is home to dozens of small factories that churn out what some locals call the “wooden pajamas.”

Matthew Bremner Bloomberg Businessweek Mar 2019 15min Permalink

Business

This Is What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss

Millions of American workers sign away legal rights without knowing what they’re in for: Arbitration Hell.

Max Abelson Bloomberg Businessweek Jan 2019 20min Permalink

Business Politics

Two Towns Forged an Unlikely Bond. Now, ICE Is Severing the Connection

For years, rural Guatemalans traveled thousands of miles for jobs in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. A series of immigration raids is creating havoc in a town desperate for workers.

Monte Reel Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2018 30min Permalink

Business

The Triple Jeopardy of a Chinese Math Prodigy

A secretive hedge fund used the British court system to punish an IP thief‚ even though he was already in jail.

Kit Chellel, Jeremy Hodges Bloomberg Businessweek Nov 2018 20min Permalink

Business World

The City That Had Too Much Money

Known abroad primarily for its stunning Pacific Coast setting and athletic lifestyle, the city [Vancouver] has since become one of the world’s largest sluices for questionable funds moving from Asia into Western economies.

Matthew Campbell, Natalie Obiko Pearson Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Tech World

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies

The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain.

Jordan Robertson, Michael Riley Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Business Crime

Insider Trading’s Odd Couple: The Goldman Banker and the NFL Linebacker

Damilare Sonoiki and Mychal Kendricks made a very bad team.

Max Abelson, Felix Gillette Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2018 10min Permalink

Health

Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left Behind

As the country’s population ages and shrinks, there’s increasing demand for services that clean out and dispose of the property of the dead.

Adam Minter Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2018 10min Permalink

Business

Hell for Elon Musk Is a Midsize Sedan

The future of Tesla.

Tom Randall, Josh Eidelson, Dana Hull, John Lippert Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2018 20min Permalink

Politics Tech World Media

What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon?

A report from the Philippines, “the test lab for fake news.”

Lauren Etter Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2017 15min Permalink

Business

Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance

Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.

Zeke Faux Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2017 15min Permalink

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