Berkshire Shareholders Vote To Keep Buffett As Chairman, Reject Climate Disclosures

Berkshire Shareholders Vote To Keep Buffett As Chairman, Reject Climate Disclosures

By Carolina Mandl and Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday rejected proposals to have an independent chair replace Warren Buffett, and require his company to disclose more about its climate-related risks and efforts to improve diversity. Shareholders supported letting Buffett keep both the chairman and chief executive roles by…

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Buffett Says Inflation An Issue For Berkshire, It 'swindles Almost Everybody'

Buffett Says Inflation An Issue For Berkshire, It ‘swindles Almost Everybody’

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Saturday that inflation “swindles almost everybody” and that it was “extraordinary” how much inflation had been seen in Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s own businesses. Inflation has surged in the United States, hitting a new 40-year annualized high of 6.6% in March, and U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers appear set…

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Buffett Defends Investments And Cash Stake, Targets Wall Street At Berkshire Meeting

Buffett Defends Investments And Cash Stake, Targets Wall Street At Berkshire Meeting

By Jonathan Stempel and Carolina Mandl OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) -Warren Buffett on Saturday railed against Wall Street excess, and after spending tens of billions on stocks and companies in March extolled the virtue of keeping lots of cash, as he hosted Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s first in-person annual meeting since 2019. Buffett, 91, who is Berkshire’s…

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