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Matthew Campbell

World Health

Inside the Dystopian, Post-Lockdown World of Wuhan

The first epicenter is coming back to life, but not as anyone knew it.

Sharon Chen, Matthew Campbell Bloomberg Businessweek Apr 2020 Permalink

Business Crime

Inside the Takedown That Put Carlos Ghosn in Jail

He never saw it coming.

Matthew Campbell, Kae Inoue, Jie Ma, Ania Nussbaum Businessweek Jan 2018 25min Permalink

Business Crime

The Unsolved Murder of an Unusual Billionaire

Last December, a Canadian pharmaceuticals executive and his wife were found strangled in their home. No one knows who did it or why, but everyone has a theory.

Matthew Campbell Businessweek Oct 2018 30min 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

Business World

A Chinese Company Has Conquered a Piece of America

Dead construction workers, a corrupt political family, and the “impossibly lucrative casino” on the island of Saipan where Chinese gamblers can game on U.S. soil.

Matthew Campbell Bloomberg Business Feb 2018 20min Permalink

Business World

The Brothers Who Bought South Africa

Africa’s most important economy now appears to function for the benefit of one powerful family—the Guptas.

Matthew Campbell, Franz Wild Bloomberg Businessweek Nov 2017 25min Permalink

Crime

The Hijacking of a $100 Million Supertanker

The mystery of the Brillante Virtuoso.

Kit Chellell, Matthew Campbell Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2017 25min Permalink

Business World

Hot Mess: How Goldman Sachs Lost $1.2 Billion of Libya’s Money

The Libyan Investment Authority was brand new, staffed by people who barely understood finance and had billions to invest. Goldman Sachs saw a whale. Now the Libyans want their money back.

Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel Bloomberg Business Sep 2016 20min Permalink

Business Science Food Health

Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes Pills

Medicine, the company says, can also be a tasty snack.

Matthew Campbell, Corinne Gretler Businessweek May 2016 15min Permalink