Five Questions for Warren Buffett
The billionaire is about to share his views for the first time since the crisis began. Is he still bullish on America?
Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting won’t look like this, but Warren Buffett will still be its biggest attraction.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergWarren Buffett will address his followers on Saturday for the first time since the U.S. began implementing the state-by-state lockdowns that have upended the economy and life as we knew it. Technically, it’s the annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholder meeting, though much will be missing from this year’s event — people, for starters. Even so, the main draw of the weekend lives on: the chance to pick one of the most brilliant brains in business.
In a live-streamed interview that evening, Buffett will answer questions submitted by investors, including presumably how the conglomerate’s various lines of business have been affected by the pandemic. But what listeners are really tuning in for are the Oracle of Omaha’s broader views on the world during a time like this. Here are five questions for him: