- Gina Chon
Columnist for @Breakingviews in San Francisco. Covered DC, M&A, the Iraq war and cars. Formerly of @FT, @qz, @WSJ. Opinions my own. Gina.Chon@thomsonreuters.comFollowers4KFollowing564Tweets3K - The pandemic has worsened structural economic problems in U.S. society. President Joe Biden has tapped experienced aides, but they will need imagination, says @GinaChon https://t.co/YTUaLUXJ8u https://t.co/TORUfPFtnE
111 - Companies rethinking PAC donations will hurt Republicans. But it's billionaire donors who can inflict real pain https://t.co/X7x6JTwDR4000
- President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the SEC, Gary Gensler, will be a thorn in the finance industry’s side if he takes over the U.S. watchdog. Tougher enforcement is likely, says @GinaChon https://t.co/rTv9mDzzpr (Corrected: changes Biden’s title. A previous tweet was deleted.) https://t.co/2d7KW1dOA9
123387 - Chevron boss Mike Wirth has kicked off a review of the oil major's political donations in light of last week's Capitol siege, he tells @TheRealLSL and @rob1cox. @Chevron has tended to send around 2/3 of its donations to Republicans. #ReutersNext https://t.co/0bNTXHAw4E
186 - Talking to Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg later today. There's still time to sign up. https://t.co/4OBAjxErFGJoin @Breakingviews @Reuters for a chat with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg on Jan. 11 at 1:20 ET to talk about the Trump ban and other topics. RSVP here https://t.co/GvDla5yhRJ026
- Join @Breakingviews @Reuters for a chat with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg on Jan. 11 at 1:20 ET to talk about the Trump ban and other topics. RSVP here https://t.co/GvDla5yhRJ022
- Former U.S. officials usually pop up on company boards. But cabinet members who stuck by President Trump as he rejected the election result can’t be relied on to respect the will of shareholders, says @GinaChon. https://t.co/FhHTFfGgIi132
- Dems close in on Senate majority. @Breakingviews in Oct on what that means for the Banking Committee and Wall St https://t.co/hJY9EVezxL011
- From @Breakingviews: Democrats could eke out a Senate majority in a runoff race that’s too close to call. The slim margin would hand more power to moderates on issues like green energy and taxes, helping offset greater scrutiny of firms, writes @GinaChon https://t.co/g9Y9aXU9EL https://t.co/St21zZtv4m
4415 - Bank regulators have found many effective ways to promote good behavior from large banks, from clawbacks to curbs on buybacks. Those would work on the likes of Amazon and Facebook too, writes @GinaChon. #BVPrescriptions2021 https://t.co/7BT4gP4u8f https://t.co/iHUjWTvoV2
022 - As EU and China work to finalize an investment pact, @Breakingviews in May on how Trump could disrupt it. Biden could try to do the same https://t.co/z5ibwCO5QS020
- The U.S. Congress finalized an inadequate but better-than-nothing $900 billion stimulus plan. That suggests future aid will be necessary but requires both political will and a rewrite. @GinaChon explains. https://t.co/V3YNM5rFoI013
- Chinese drone maker DJI added to U.S. Commerce export blacklist. @Breakingviews in October on how the firm would be the next Huawei https://t.co/mvxVUTJb2v036
- Airbnb’s IPO surge puts pressure on the next unicorns. @GinaChon explains. https://t.co/KS2j8nyPmo https://t.co/iqYfnGsVIa
022 - Weekly jobless claims jumped to 853K last week. @Breakingviews on the growing economic illness of people on the financial brink https://t.co/jYIHcm6G2L001
- Microsoft may have missed out on buying TikTok but gaming chat service Discord could be a better option: it’s cheaper, less politically fraught and has more than 100 million monthly users, writes @GinaChon. https://t.co/iFAmm6xLLE036
- Facebook has a few judges to win over in its antitrust battle. @Breakingviews on why the court of public opinion matters, too https://t.co/9pCcGoM05W022
- Facebook has been on a startup buying spree, with Kustomer as its latest target. @Breakingviews on why that streak may be ending https://t.co/FF5OHf1EmD001
