The Digest #215
Ajit Jain's Berkshire sales, Dollar Stores, Jobs vs Cook on Innovation, Robert Caro, Fact checking Kamala Harris, Weaponizing political anger, Nick Sleep's letters, Howard Marks on risk ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 Q&A Session
Warren Buffett answered over thirty questions in a five hour marathon session in the first annual meeting after Charlie Munger's death ...
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Questions
This article proposes five questions for Berkshire Hathaway's 2024 annual meeting on May 4. Warren Buffett is likely to answer fifty or more questions ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s 2023 Q&A Session
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger answer nearly fifty questions in a five hour marathon session prior to Berkshire Hathaway's 2023 annual meeting ...
Top Ten Highlights From Berkshire Hathaway’s 2022 Annual Meeting
The basic format of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting has remained unchanged for decades. CNBC’s Warren Buffett Archive has annual meeting videos dating back to 1994 and it is interesting to see how the principles expressed by Warren Buffett and Charlie ...
Auto Insurance Competitive Dynamics
“With the price advantage GEICO’s low costs allow, it’s not surprising that several years ago the company seized the number two spot in auto insurance from Allstate. GEICO is also gaining ground on State Farm, though it is still far ...
Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model
"Buffett trusts me so much with Berkshire's money that I am even more careful in handling Berkshire capital than in handling my own." -- Bruce Whitman, former CEO of FlightSafety International Trust takes a long period of time to fully ...
Video Interview With Berkshire Hathaway’s Ajit Jain Via New Delhi Television
In a very rare video interview, Ajit Jain sat down with New Delhi Television earlier this week and commented on a variety of subjects including the most important aspect of his job at Berkshire Hathaway: How to intelligently think about ...
Buffett: Berkshire’s Board Would Support Jain as Successor (But Jain’s Not Interested)
In a very unusual statement, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett has revealed that Berkshire's board of directors would almost certainly support Ajit Jain as the company's next CEO if he wanted the position. However, Mr. Jain is apparently ...
Berkshire’s Ajit Jain Comments on Indian Insurance Market, Japan, and Succession Issues
The Times of India has published a rare interview with Ajit Jain which coincides with Warren Buffett's arrival in Bangalore today. Mr. Buffett's trip to India coincides with the company's entry into the Indian auto insurance industry through Berkshireinsurance.com, a ...
Berkshire Wins World Cup Bet as France Falls to South Africa
France was eliminated from the World Cup today after losing to South Africa. This was welcome news in Omaha given Berkshire Hathaway’s $30 million exposure to a French victory in the World Cup. Warren Buffett discussed the unusual bet in ...