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Warren Buffett Thinks This Country Could Be the Next Big Bet

Jea Yu
Written by Jea Yu | Reviewed by Shannon Tokheim
March 25, 2025

Key Points

  • Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway raised its stakes in five of Japan’s largest trading houses.
  • Berkshire Hathaway stock is clearly outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark index, reaching an all-time high on Mar 20, 2025.
  • The Bank of Japan has kept interest rates low for years but may raise them in 2025 as core inflation rises to 3% in February.
  • Five stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1.0323 of 5 stars		$530.70-0.5%N/A10.72Moderate Buy$520.00
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
0.7803 of 5 stars		$797,066.74-0.4%N/A10.73N/AN/A
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)N/A$71.17-0.4%2.21%13.51N/AN/A
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
4.8593 of 5 stars		$40.46+2.7%2.37%16.58Hold$54.19
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