12 PM ET: Trump ‘Person of the Year,' overdraft fees crackdown, shipwreck survivor & more

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

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Time has named President-elect Donald Trump as its “Person of the Year.” A missing American has been found in Syria. Wholesale prices were up last month, we’ll tell you which products were the worst hit. A crackdown on overdraft fees could save consumers billions of dollars. Pus, an 11-year-old girl has survived a shipwreck by clinging to tire tubes for three days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Economist has been championing progress for almost 200 years,
0:05.6	providing independent journalism for independent thinking.
0:08.7	The Economist helps you tune into the global conversation
0:11.3	with reporting from correspondence around the world.
0:14.3	You gain access to in-depth, deeply researched expert analysis of world events
0:18.6	and topics ranging from business and culture to politics,
0:21.6	science and technology. Available in-app online through podcasts and print. So for facts
0:26.9	sake, search the economist. Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need
0:35.1	to know for Thursday, December 12th.
0:38.3	Time has named President-elect Donald Trump as its person of the year, again.
0:44.3	It's the second time he's been recognized by the magazine as the person with the greatest
0:48.6	influence on global affairs, quote, for good or for ill.
0:56.1	To celebrate the cover being unveiled, Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock
1:00.3	Exchange this morning.
1:02.0	I have to say, Time Magazine getting this honor for the second time.
1:06.8	I think I like it better at this time, actually.
1:10.9	The first time Trump was named Person of the Year was back in 2016 after his unexpected
1:15.9	rise to the presidency.
1:18.0	And now, it caps a remarkable comeback that's bringing him back to the Oval Office.
1:23.0	His official return comes on inauguration day in January, and Trump says he's invited Chinese leader
1:28.6	Xi Jinping to the ceremony. It's not clear whether he'll accept, though, as talks of higher
1:33.8	tariffs under Trump has led China to warn about a possible trade war. Secretary of State's
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