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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" 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: Blackswanny   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Use up all our cash and some?
Date: 12/09/23 5:07 AM
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I tried some Hershey's and it grew on me and now I like it, acquired taste perhaps? Some prefer Coke some prefer Pepsi, some prefer the McDonald's Burger, some the BK. I prefer Wendy's.

When it comes to Meta I deleted my FB account many years ago as I can't stand it (all the annoying posts and adverts) I prefer LinkedIn. However like Hershey's people love FB, WhatsApp and Instagram be it to connect, show off, whatever they do 🧐. I like to use LinkedIn as a black book of contacts for business as people seem to move round all the time and I cannot keep track of them!

If you look at the numbers HSY and Meta are good moat like businesses with customer retention, just because "I or you" don't like it doesn't mean others don't. The numbers don't lie. At the right price I'd hold both, I already have Meta.

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