devin leonard
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Senior writer, global business, Bloomberg News; Businessweek contributor; author of Neither Snow Nor Rain; opinions, for what they are worth, are mine alone.
New York
Joined July 2009
Coming soon: the updated version with new chapters on the Trump years and the pandemic! @groveatlantic @usps
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Teamed up again with my colleague,@g0ingmad, this time to chronicle the career and controversies of Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum in the latest @BW. Gift-linked. Enjoy!
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Big Pharma hates the telehealth startup. Meme-stock day traders love it. Why CEO Andrew Dudum won’t stop selling GLP-1s, no matter how risky it may be for the company.
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Extremely humbled to be named a @NIHCMfoundation Investigative & General reporting finalist for our reporting on Ozempictown, USA! @devinleonard @tanaz115
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Stop what you're doing right now and read this stupendous feature by our man @felixgillette concerning the travails of Cartoon Network under David Zaslav's Warner Bros. Discovery in @BW
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The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.
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Here's my piece from the @BW newsletter about the business world's embrace of a hip-hop mogul now on trial for alleged sex trafficking. Mea culpas, anyone?
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Jury selection continues in his sex-trafficking trial. Plus: The Elon, Inc. podcast takes on Musk’s dealings with the SEC.
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My latest in @BW. The story of Merck Mercuriadis, the man who convinced the world that hit songs were the hottest new financial asset--and then lost it all.
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Merck Mercuriadis convinced everyone from pop stars to Blackstone that music was the next hot asset class. It worked out for everyone—but him.
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and...here's the cover!
New: the March cover of @BW: Walmart Wants to Be Something for Everyone in a Divided America by @_jaewonkang and @devinleonard
https://t.co/VWl9ShW4ds
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Here's my @BW cover story with the stupendous @_jaewonkang on Walmart's continuing transformation under CEO Doug McMillon into a multi-platform, Amazon threat targeting upscale customers while navigating a second Trump term
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The world’s largest retailer has built an Apple-esque corporate campus in Bentonville, is selling Gucci online and is playing nice with Trump. Will any of it work?
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Had enough bad news? There may be good news coming about Bluey, the $2 billion kids streaming show as you can read in my latest for the @BW newsletter! . https://t.co/9nb6lWBMG2
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New products and experiences won’t replace new episodes. Plus: Trump as the AI-era president.
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This just out! My @BW feature with @kielporter about FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam who has taken over from one of the most famous CEOs ever, Fred Smith. However, Smith's still very much around--along with his eldest son who may also be a CEO candidate. . https://t.co/eyM6TQnWJB
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Raj Subramaniam is trying to build a company more like rival UPS, while the old boss and his son look over his shoulder.
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You might not know it from all those baby oil memes, but what Diddy's facing in federal court is no laughing matter. My latest in the @BW newsletter.
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Plus: A fentanyl vaccine just might work, and how world economies aren’t lining up with the Fed
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Remember the great mail-in voting scheme of 2020? Chatted with the US Postmaster General about that and other stuff for the @BW newsletter
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An interview with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
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yes, this is super. read it and see for yourselves! https://t.co/CjlAiy6Dez
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second cover of new @BW. How about that?
LIVE NOW: Donald Trump - The @BW interview, with @nancook @JoshuaGreen and @MarioDParker. We went to Mar-a-Lago to talk to the former President about taxes, tariffs, Taiwan, tech and what Trumponomics means for the US and the world. https://t.co/6e6nd2NKvq
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How many people are reading right-wing news sites? Not as many as four years ago as I explain in the latest @BW newsletter.
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A surprising trend in an intense election year. Plus: A look at “healthspan” companies.
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listen to what @BradStone says about the new Bloomberg Businessweek!
Businessweek has a new look and feel. Editor @BradStone shares what he's most excited for you to see https://t.co/71UZ9RJhPt
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Back on the mysterious Wu-Tang Clan album beat in the new @BW newsletter https://t.co/w6IYxMY4Rf
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If you’re near Tasmania with a ticket, you’re in luck. Plus: Musk’s plans for X Payments and the proud green text bubble gang.
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From my latest in @BW with @dani_lsc "She noticed a large plastic cup on the kitchen. It contained the remnants of an orange-colored liquid. She took a whiff and knew immediately that it was a mango yuzu citrus Charged lemonade" . https://t.co/Z6NMAHlf6Y
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The company has long promoted what it called healthy alternatives to fast food. Now it’s being sued for its foray into energy drinks.
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Just when it seemed like it wouldn't get any worse for Sean "Diddy" Combs, it did. My latest on his saga in the @BW newsletter.
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Plus: Better immigration data and attempting to revive frozen bodies.
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Who really won the Kendrick Lamar-Drake diss track feud? Allow me to introduce you to No Life Shaq.
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Plus: Trouble with the “Harvard of trading” and cargo ships head to East Coast ports.
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