Buffett Devotees Head to Omaha for First Meeting Without Munger
- Berkshire insurance operations expected to fuel earnings gains
- Mood may be somber after death of Buffett’s business partner
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When Berkshire Hathaway Inc. devotees gather in Omaha on Saturday for its annual meeting, there will be a noticeable void on stage.
The meeting is Berkshire’s first since Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner and right-hand man, died in November — just months shy of his 100th birthday. Munger’s appearances alongside Buffett, 93, had helped draw crowds of thousands, eager to hear him opine in his blunt and witty style on investing, philosophy, human foibles, corporate excesses and more.