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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: BRKNut   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: BRK - OXY
Date: 10/02/25 6:36 AM
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<<<<Since Berkshire is notorious for not leaking details of upcoming purchases or deals, the leak of this potential deal almost assuredly had to come from the OXY side>>>>

Iconic companies have to keep their secrets. Protecting core competence.

At Berkshire, it’s what they are goin to buy, when, not-done-with-buying etc. With more capital to be allocated in the coming decade than in the cumulative past, this is paramount. It helped that Buffett stuck to paper, including the dinner napkin to communicate deal terms. The sleuths likely go through trash and monitor Netjets traffic.

Wonder if they will nix this just to teach a lesson?
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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