Berkshire annual meeting News

New Accounting Rule Could Serve Up Surprises at Buffet’s Berkshire Annual Meet

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors should get ready for a bumpy ride. Warren Buffett’s company is scheduled to report earnings Saturday morning before its annual meeting, and a new accounting rule could sink results. Berkshire is now required to report unrealized …

Buffett Downplays Succession Speculation In Wake of Jain Assuming General Re Role

Among the insurance-related highlights of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Neb. was Warren Buffett’s answer to a question about succession planning for subsidiaries. “There are no tea leaves to read in the fact that Ajit [Jain] is supervising Gen …