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...The gathering in Omaha, Nebraska, has been dubbed the Woodstock of Capitalism and draws more than 40,000 people who come to hear directly from Mr Buffett and Charlie Munger, Berkshire’s vice-chairman....
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...It makes sense on a spreadsheet, but there are dangers in becoming transient — the term corporation implies a physical presence in the world rather than a ghostly identity....
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...And Berkshire remains in Omaha, a smallish city on the edge of the corn and cattle state of Nebraska, which is the size of Great Britain but has a thirtieth of the population....
...Darden said it arranged for affected customers to receive free identity protection services....
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...“I do not worry about the so called deal flow, which is a term I hate,” he said during five hours of investor questioning at the meeting in Omaha, Nebraska....
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...The right to attract inward investment has given corporations too much leeway, she says....
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