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2018 Annual Meeting

Why Berkshire has gone into capital-intensive businesses

A young shareholder asks Warren Buffett why Berkshire has departed from its old way of buying capital-efficient businesses.

Sat, May 5 2018 • 1:00 PM EDT

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