Shelly Banjo, Columnist

Who's in Charge Now, Samsung?

There could be confusion over the company's long-term direction.

October 31, 2017 at 7:32 AM UTC

Shelly Banjo leads the global business team for Bloomberg News in New York. A former New York bureau chief and senior tech writer, she’s covered business, finance and economics for two decades.

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