The elephant in the room at the RNC
This week Sean O\u2019Brien became the first ever president of the Teamsters union to speak at the Republican National Convention. We\u2019ll explain why this ruffled some feathers and what it could mean for the relationship between unions and the Democratic Party. And, we’ll get into how the lock-in effect is shaping today’s housing market and why the Federal Reserve won’t wait for inflation to fall to 2% before lowering interest rates. Plus, when it comes to avoiding online misinformation while a crisis unfolds, patience is a virtue.
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- “Sean O\u2019Brien: Why a union president crossed partisan lines for a starring role at Trump\u2019s RNC” from CNN \n
- “A Teamsters Boss Delivers Rare Speech to R.N.C.” from The New York Times \n
- “First-time homebuyers are a growing share of the market” from Marketplace \n
- “We fact-checked some of the rumors spreading online about the Trump assassination attempt” from Reuters \n
- “How to Avoid Online Misinformation After Political Violence” from Marketplace Tech \n
- “CPI inflation report June 2024” from CNBC \n
- “Interest rates may work like a ‘Jedi mind trick’ to drive price trends” from Marketplace \n
Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap. The\xa0YouTube livestream\xa0starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern. We\u2019ll have news, drinks and play a round of Half Full/Half Empty!