Warren Buffett and Occidental Petroleum

I am quoted in Bloomberg on Warren Buffett and Occidental.

Occidental’s dwindling market value has raised speculation over whether Buffett would ever buy the company outright. While Buffett has the funds, any eventual purchase would depend on his outlook for the oil market and other variables, said David Kass, a professor of finance at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

“It’s certainly well within the $128 billion that Buffett has to spend,” Kass said. “But would the risks far outweigh the expected reward?”