For Charlie Munger, living in a relatively modest house wasn’t an accident — it was a conscious choice. Munger, the billionaire investor and longtime business partner to Warren Buffett, died on Tuesday at the age of 99. He’d previously filmed a wide-ranging interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick, which aired on …
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Dear listeners, Sitting at No. 8 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 — right between a sleek hit from the 20-year-old pop star Tate McRae and the latest offering from Taylor Swift’s vault — is a 65-year-old song, sung by an artist who is about to turn 79. Which, if …
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Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images Even before the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student debt, fewer students were enrolling in college. Nationwide, enrollment has lagged since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when a significant number of students decided against a four-year degree in favor of joining the …
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday pushed back on market expectations for aggressive interest rate …
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Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images As 2023 comes to an end, you may have just a few weeks left to use any leftover money in your health-care flexible savings account. Employer-sponsored FSAs allow you to save pretax dollars and use the funds for qualified medical expenses. An individual …
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The best employees aren’t always the smartest or most confident people in the room. There’s a different quality that helps high performers stand out, says Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati: They’re trustworthy. “Trustworthiness is the most desirable trait CEOs tell me they look for in their employees,” he explains. …
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A US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft flies over during the 2023 Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central – Al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on November 13, 2023. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images In times of war, investors’ thoughts naturally …
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Caiaimage/chris Ryan | Istock | Getty Images There has been a wave of financial literacy legislation nationwide as states push to get personal finance classes into public schools — and Tennessee was one of the first to enact a high school mandate. Since 2013, Tennessee has required a half-semester personal …
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Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, attends a press conference following the opening session of the conference on November 30, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates on Friday said it would contribute …
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Bill Gates arrives for a press conference to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels on October 11, 2023. Simon Wohlfahrt | Afp | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday said the world is likely to …
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