Berkshire Hathaway: Evolving into a Western Japanese Trading House?
Over the past few years, an interesting question has quietly emerged among long-term investors: Is Berkshire Hathaway gradually evolving into a Western version of a Japanese trading house? At first, the comparison sounds unusual. Berkshire Hathaway, based in Omaha, and Japan’s sogo shosha operate in very different cultural and economic environments. Yet when looking closely at structure, capital … Read more