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oldberkeley

09/11/14 5:12 PM

#181828 RE: oc631 #181826

One of Warren Buffett's favorite themes is that big companies are often driven by big egos, with the idea that doing big deals is sexy. This leads to managers doing stuff for the sake of doing stuff, especially stuff that causes splashy headlines but doesn't do much for shareholder value.