Anglerfish, Gila Monsters, and the Origin of Weight Loss Drugs

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We got the final filing of Berkshire Hathaway’s stock holdings this week and it once again showed Warren Buffett selling tech stocks to buy consumer goods companies. Then we discussed Netflix’s latest saga buying Warner Bros. Discovery and why homebuilders are building fewer home ...  Show more

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