Occidental Petroleum shares steady after Berkshire Hathaway's latest purchase

Occidental Petroleum shares were steady in premarket trade after a Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought another 6 million shares, for roughly $360 million. Berkshire Hathaway now has a 21% stake in Occidental, whose shares have surged 112% this year.

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