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June 21, 3: Today, Berkshire is a conglomerate of operating companies worth billions. Warren Buffett with a BNSF Railway model at the shareholders meeting.

Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway under Chairman and Chief Executive Warren Buffett has been a remarkable investment over the years. One thousand times more in a little less than 40 years.

Buffett, 85, has called BNSF an irreplaceable asset that he was more than happy to overpay for, an example of his newfound philosophy of forgetting about underrated smallies with some juice left in them in favor of Big Elephants.

The company also owns this newspaper.

It started out in the s as an owner of New England textile mills after Buffett closed his private investment partnership and branched into the realm of publicly traded companies with the mill purchases.

Then, the Omaha-born chairman, who is the son of a Nebraska U. A simple business, but one with a huge advantage for a man like him. In the meantime, the insurance companies keep the dough and can invest it. So Berkshire began acquiring insurance companies such as Geico and National Indemnity. Then things changed again — not that Buffett ever stopped looking for promising stocks — but the alteration of philosophy was clear. Confidant and fellow ace investor Munger told Buffett to hunt for the big game — major companies with a legal monopoly that the cash-rich Berkshire could buy and own outright.

Now, Berkshire is a conglomerate of operating companies worth billions. It owns companies that make cowboy boots and airline-pilot training systems. It owns companies that make bricks, chemicals and mobile homes.

It employs close to , people. Berkshire Hathaway annual letter and Bloomberg.

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Inflation comparison from U. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index of comparative buying power. All dollar amounts adjusted to inflation in dollars. Operating earnings exclude all investment gains and losses, including those from fixed-income securities activities. Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday fourth-quarter profit vaulted 18 percent as profit rose for the year at BNSF Railway and other major business units.

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It's an election year, so that means the doom and gloomers are out in full force, but don't believe 'em, says Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Warren Buffett in his Saturday letter to shareholders. Please Subscribe to Continue Reading Become a digital subscriber today and enjoy unlimited access to the Omaha World-Herald anytime, anywhere.

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Digital access for non 7 day print subscribers. Digital access for 7 day print subscribers. Free access for current print subscribers. Re-enter zip code or sign up for digital access. Edit Article Add New Article. Sign Up Log In. Close 1 of 2. Chat with reporter Steve Jordon about the annual Berkshire letter.

What to expect when Warren Buffett releases his annual letter to shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway stock price lags market, but earnings beat expectations. Buck up, America, Buffett says in this election year; we've got it good. Warren Buffett touts advantages of Berkshire's growth formula: Get unlimited access to Omaha. Sign up now at Omaha. In case you missed it.

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