Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The company wholly owns prominent businesses such as GEICO, Duracell, Dairy Queen, BNSF Railway, and See's Candies, and also holds significant minority stakes in public companies like Apple, Bank of America, and The Coca-Cola Company. Under the long-term leadership of Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, the company has grown from its origins in textile manufacturing into a massive and diversified holding company, with a core business philosophy centered on long-term investment and decentralized management of its operating businesses across insurance, freight rail transportation, utility and energy, manufacturing, and retailing sectors.

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