Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Spent Billions on Chevron. This Might Be Why.

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There is a cottage industry on Wall Street predicting what would Warren buy. That, of course, refers to Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B) Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, one of the most successful ...

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