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CNN 5 Things

Inflation shock, Newark safety concerns, Menendez brothers’ resentencing & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

The latest inflation figures for April are not what economists expected. President Donald Trump is looking for US investment as part of his trip to Saudi Arabia. There are concerns about how safe it is to fly at Newark Liberty International Airport, despite reassurances. A former president has won a mayoral election even though he’s being detained in another country. Plus, the Menendez brothers have a shot at freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm making a robot head with an Amazon box.

0:03.0

I've painted it silver and Daddy helped me make it.

0:05.0

At Amazon, we're actually using paper bags for more of our deliveries.

0:08.0

And now I'm making a paper hot air balloon

0:11.0

and I even made a little brown basket

0:13.0

and I'm making a dog that looks just like Monty.

0:16.0

Just one of the ways we've reduced the weight of our packaging by more than 40% since 2015,

0:20.0

which is still good for playtime.

0:22.6

Mom, where's the scissors? To learn more, visit about amazon.com.com.

0:28.0

Upward slash sustainability. Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, May 13th.

0:37.9

US inflation slowed to its lowest rate in more than four years last month.

0:43.2

That's an unexpected and welcome development at a time when tariffs are expected to cause

0:48.0

prices to rise. Consumer prices rose 0.2% in April, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.3%, which is a cooler

0:57.0

reading than the 2.4% seen in March.

1:00.5

Economists had expected inflation to rise, but the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

1:05.6

show prices didn't rise as much as they thought they would.

1:08.9

And the data comes as the US and China announced they were rolling back tariffs on each

1:13.3

other's goods for 90 days.

1:15.6

That's sent U.S. stocks surging, and has economists feeling cautiously optimistic.

1:22.1

President Donald Trump will be hoping to boost U.S. investments as part of his trip to

1:26.1

the Middle East this week.

1:31.8

He arrived in Saudi Arabia today, where he'll be speaking at an investment forum,

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