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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: WEBspired ✭  😊 😞
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Subject: OT (Sorta) - Markel- any attraction?
Date: 09/25/26 2:04 PM
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I wonder whether Greg & WEB would have any interest in contacting and making an offer for Markel which has underperformed and fallen off 22% to prices seen 2 years ago, has a $21.3B market cap, Price to book 1.124 and it seems the Alleghany acquisition for $11.6B (October 2022) has worked out pretty well and it’s well aligned with a three prong approach to the business.

I could think of worse ways to allocate $25B. Thoughts?
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