Charlie Munger was still a master of the one-liner in his 90s, calling crypto 'venereal disease' and AI overhyped

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Charlie Munger died Tuesday, aged 99.

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Charlie Munger once funded a $185 million windowless dorm at his alma mater, the University of Michigan: 'You never saw a happier bunch of students'

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Charlie Munger (left) and a student dorm room (right).
The late Charlie Munger (left) funded the construction of the Munger Graduate Residences (not pictured) at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Aside from the common areas, dorm rooms there are windowless.

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Bill Ackman says the US economy faces a real risk of a 'hard landing' if the Fed doesn't cut interest rates soon

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Bill Ackman.

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In death, Charlie Munger is loved by China

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Charlie Munger gives a thumbs-up with BYD founder Wang Chuanfu in 2010.
Charlie Munger gives a thumbs-up with BYD founder Wang Chuanfu in 2010.

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Charlie Munger made billions for Berkshire Hathaway, but he made investing mistakes too

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Israel's war with Hamas will cost $53 billion, Israeli central bank says

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Israeli soldiers head south near Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Israeli soldiers head south near Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

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US stocks end lower as Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales come into focus

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Customers shop at Walmart's Black Friday event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Arkansas
Customers shop at Walmart's Black Friday event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Arkansas

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US gas prices have tumbled for 2 months to notch their longest streak of declines in over a year

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Gas prices at a Shell station on September 19, 2023 in Burbank, California.

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Markets are betting the US can avoid a recession, even as more than half the 50 states are seeing their economies slow

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his administration's approach to artificial intelligence during an event in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Why the Israeli shekel is the world's best performing currency against the US dollar this month

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