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Taking stock

As dawn broke last Saturday, thousands gathered outside Omaha’s CHI Health Center Arena. This is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, said Larry Blivas, 70, near the front of the line. The realtor travelled from Los Angeles to see “an icon”, he said. “He’s a legend,” added Andrew Lee, 50, from New York.

The masses had not descended to catch a weathered rock star’s farewell tour, but the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway,

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