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Bryan Gruley

Business

The Fake Factory That Pumped Out Real Money

Making bio-diesel is hard. Getting paid $100 million to not make it is surprisingly easy.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bryan Gruley, Mario Parker Businessweek Jul 2016 15min Permalink

Business

The Incredible Rise and Final Hours of Fracking King Aubrey McClendon

He made billions. He lost billions. He was fired as CEO of the company he created. And on March 2, just hours after he was accused of rigging oil deals, he died in a one-car crash.

Bryan Gruley, Joe Carroll, Asjylyn Loder Businessweek Mar 2016 15min Permalink

Business

Twilight of the Pizza Barons

Tom Monaghan started Domino’s. Mike Ilitch started Little Caesers. Both became billionaires, both live in Detroit, both are now over 75. They’ve made very different decisions about how to spend their fortunes.

Bryan Gruley Businessweek Jul 2014 10min Permalink

The Battle for Best Buy, the Incredible Shrinking Big Box

The rise and (potential) fall of the electronics superstore.

Bryan Gruley, Jeffrey McCracken Businessweek Oct 2012 15min Permalink

Business Tech

Kim Dotcom, Pirate King

Dotcom didn’t look like a criminal genius. With his ginger hair, chubby cheeks, and odd fashion sense—he often wore black suits and white-on-black wingtip shoes—he looked like he should be setting up a magic table.

How Kim Schmitz, the proprietor of Megaupload, made his fortune and landed in a New Zealand prison.

Bryan Gruley, Cornelius Rahn, David Fickling Businessweek Feb 2012 15min Permalink

Business Science

The Man Who Bought North Dakota

A profile of Harold Hamm, oil baron.

Bryan Gruley Businessweek Jan 2012 10min Permalink