Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, who died Tuesday at age 99, offered what turned out to be sage advice to his buddy and investment legend Warren Buffett years ago: live life backwards. Munger years ago told the somewhat younger Buffett, 93, how he should live his life, according to …
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OpenAI competitors Hugging Face and Cohere report increased inquiries
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue (R) departs the closed-door “AI Insight Forum” outside the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Hugging Face says it’s seeing increased interest from potential …
Read More »Miriam Adelson to sell Las Vegas Sands stock, to buy sports team
Miriam Adelson, the largest shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, is selling $2 billion worth of company stock, or roughly 10% of her stake, according to an announcement from the company. The proceeds will be used to buy a professional sports team, the casino company said in a filing Tuesday, though …
Read More »Thanksgiving broadcasts post record ratings
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2023: Birds Of A Feather Stream Together – Peacock Float NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Thanksgiving TV viewership gave media companies a lot to be grateful for this year. A range of events over the holiday broke ratings records. NBC drew an all-time record 28.5 …
Read More »Charlie Munger, investing sage and Warren Buffett’s confidant, dies
Charlie Munger Lacy O’Toole | CNBC Billionaire Charlie Munger, the investing sage who made a fortune even before he became Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, has died at age 99. Munger died Tuesday, according to a press release from Berkshire Hathaway. The conglomerate said it was advised by …
Read More »Riches are found in niches
This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Six-Figure Side Hustle series, where people with lucrative side hustles break down the routines and habits they’ve used to make money on top of their full-time jobs. Got a story to tell? Let us know! Email us at AskMakeIt@cnbc.com. Becky Powell spends 10 hours per …
Read More »U.S. passport delays have eased — but aren’t yet back to normal
Tooga | Digitalvision | Getty Images Long delays to get a new U.S. passport have eased from earlier in 2023 but haven’t yet returned to their pre-pandemic baseline. As of Nov. 6, the U.S. State Department is processing routine passport applications in seven to 10 weeks, the agency said. It’s …
Read More »Dolly Parton (Really) Rocks – The New York Times
Dear listeners, At age 77, and with nearly 50 (!) solo studio releases to her name, Dolly Parton just scored the highest charting album of her career, the mammoth double LP “Rockstar,” which debuted on this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 3. (Darn those young whippersnappers Drake and Taylor Swift …
Read More »UK regulators say Adobe’s Figma acquisition could harm competition
David Wadhwani, senior vice president of digital media for Adobe, speaks during the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud and CS6 in San Francisco, April 23, 2012. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Britain’s top competition watchdog said Tuesday that Adobe‘s proposed $20 billion acquisition of Figma could harm …
Read More »How to maximize tax deduction for charitable giving
More from Year-End Planning Here’s a look at more coverage on what to do finance-wise as the end of the year approaches: When filing your taxes, you claim the larger of the standard deduction or your total itemized deductions. The latter category can include charitable and medical deductions, state and …
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