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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by applesauce2 on Thursday January 01, 2026 @12:59AM (#46451702)
Seems inaccurate to me. What I've heard is that BRK is famous for being hands-off. Their management team is too small anyway to have done much micromanaging.
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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by tome on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:27AM (#46453568)
Correct. Berkshire only buys well-functioning businesses. '“Turnarounds” seldom turn'.

https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1979.html

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