SWFI First Read, November 30, 2023
Posted on 11/30/2023
1.END OF AN ERA ON FOREIGN POLICY
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut, his consulting firm said. Henry Kissinger is the foreign policy mastermind throughout U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
In a statement, Kissinger Associates announced: “Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut.”
2.MUNGER DIES
Charlie Munger died on November 28, 2023 at age 99. Charlie Munger was Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffett’s closest business partner and right-hand man.
3. Decline of NYC
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living 2023 report, Singapore and Zurich surpassed New York to become the world’s most expensive cities to live in this year.
