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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: BreckHutHigh ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: More OXY
Date: 10/26/23 10:20 AM
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"Maybe found some loose change in the office sofa."

Footnote in the SEC Filing:

"The shares of the issuer's preferred stock reported on this form were issued on August 8, 2019 and are held by Berkshire indirectly through its subsidiary, National Indemnity Company. Between June 30, 2023 and September 29, 2023, the issuer redeemed a total of 7,067 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the contractually specified redemption price of $110,000 per share."

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC FORM 4

OXY are slowly redeeming the 8% preferreds.  Buffett likely taking the proceeds and buying more common.

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