Master card has a very highly skilled labor force, and it's more about trying to retain the best minds versus just staff at stores. Starbucks' operating marginstat are around 16%, compared to 54 % over the trailig 12 months for master card. Master card's expenses are relatively low, and they're relatively fixed.
“We’re not stock pickers, we’re business pickers.” Warren Buffett’s most recent letter reminded investors of the discipline he and his investing team at Berkshire-Hathaway apply to their work each day. And while there’s nearly $150 billion in cash on the balance sheet, Buffett still hasn’t pulled out his famed “elephant gun” just yet.
(0:25) John Rotonti discusses: - His top takeaway from the letter
- Buffett’s praise for Apple CEO Tim Cook
- The case for Berkshire-Hathaway buying semiconductor design company Arm Limited (13:00) Dylan Lewis and Jason Hall discuss two unexpected companies that are winning due to higher inflation. Stocks discussed: BRK, AAPL, NVDA, F, GM, TSLA, MA, BIP, SBUX Host: Chris Hill Guest: John Rotonti, Dylan Lewis, Jason Hall
Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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