Rocío

Breaking news editor @business | Formerly @qz @ForeignPolicy @CNBC | @nyuniversity alum

[Bloomberg @business]

Lionel Messi has signed a contract extension with Inter Miami, keeping one of the game’s foremost players in the US as the country prepares to host the World Cup next year https://t.co/oQDRXUOfao

[Quartz @qz]

The first bank failure of 2024 highlights the risks facing regional banks https://t.co/DFzcbKrmRo

[Dan Hirschhorn @QZ_DanH]

Quartz is growing!

It's so great to welcome @rociofabbro, the sixth reporter we have hired in just eight weeks.

Memo to the newsroom.

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

I've been loving the coverage of Argentina's upcoming election @business. This is a great look at the potential market impacts of this weekend's primary: https://t.co/bQMhweNA6z

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

The Barbie movie has already generated the biggest buzz of the summer, with more than 100 brands getting in on the craze.

From 🍔 to 🪥 — read more from @LilyHMeier and me:

https://t.co/Hmc2LOYRoL

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

If you think you're seeing more labor movement in the U.S., it's because you are. And many are not taking 'no' or accepting pittance agreements for an answer.

Read more at my latest for @TheMessenger here:
https://t.co/avxgqy2zpR

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

My latest–and final–article as an intern at Foreign Policy.

What happens if the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in its history? Read here:

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

A default could trigger a falling dollar and a flight away from U.S. securities. https://t.co/NRLle9fWgJ

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Thread: Turkey’s May 14 presidential election is shaping up to be a toss-up between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Amid a faltering economy and a disjointed earthquake response, where is Erdogan’s Turkey today, and what might the upcoming elections entail? 🧵
#turkeyelections

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Buenos Aires will start paying for Chinese imports in yuan to ease diminishing foreign reserves.
https://t.co/6BMbXa2BTU

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

China has sought to buy out developing countries which could give Taiwan diplomatic recognition in a strategy that seems to be paying off, FP’s @rociofabbro and @RobbieGramer report. https://t.co/VaT5pqaXEd

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Fentanyl trafficking has been a flash point of diplomatic tensions between the United States and China for years. Yet more and more fentanyl is being synthesized in Mexico and smuggled across the U.S. border, write FP's @rociofabbro and @RobbieGramer.
https://t.co/5LJgPbn4gX

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

As the U.S.-China relationship devolves, universities are confronting thorny questions about academic freedom, censorship, and research security, write FP's @christinafei and @rociofabbro.
https://t.co/LNpBHJiJNl

[gaut @0xgaut]

SEO game too strong

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Thread: Millions of demonstrators have taken to the streets across France to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reforms, which would raise the country's retirement age by two years.

This may be Macron’s most daunting challenge yet. 🧵

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

I am thrilled to be joining this year’s @politico Journalism Institute cohort in DC!

[POLITICO Press @POLITICOPress]

We are pleased to announce the POLITICO Journalism Institute's 2023 class! This class comes from 19 public and private colleges and universities across the country. Join us in welcoming this new wave of emerging journalists.

Read more here👇
https://t.co/WXDI4k6PBs

[Gerardo Berthin @GerardoBerthin]

I was honored to contribute to this @rociofabbro's @ForeignPolicy piece on #LatinAmerican backsliding. More on the impacts of Pres. Obrador's reforms on Mexico & the region featuring insights from @JorgeGCastaneda @AndrewIRudman @_juancb & others👇
https://t.co/TfeJ8s4Kai

[Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer]

Russia touting new economic lifelines to China, but Moscow can’t get Beijing to buy in on big energy pipelines after nearly a decade of false starts, big words, and broken pledges

https://t.co/zdeGtIXDB7

From my colleague @christinafei

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

Experts say AMLO’s recent electoral reforms could undermine democracy in Mexico, and point to a troubling trend of backsliding across the Americas. Read my latest report here:

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

López Obrador’s gambit is the latest in a line of incumbent power grabs in the hemisphere, writes FP's @rociofabbro.
https://t.co/4CAJDKP0BJ

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Thread: As the war in Ukraine rages on, China’s relationship with Russia grows. What is Beijing’s current state of play with Moscow?

And while China is sweetening its relations in one place, how is it souring it in others? 🧵

[Rocío @rociofabbro]

A modern-day gold rush is taking place in Latin America for coveted "white gold" – lithium. And China is in the lead. Read more about it in the link below:

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

With its sprawling salt flats, Latin America is rich with a new ore—lithium—and everyone from Germany to China is clambering to get their hands on it, FP’s @christinafei and @rociofabbro report. https://t.co/N6g5NqJHOL