Berkshire Hathaway's market value may be down about 30 percent since last year's shareholders meeting, and the economy may be the pits, but Omaha will still be this weekend's hot destination for Warren Buffett fans.
The Omaha World-Herald notes that Berkshire has issued roughly 100,000 shareholder credentials for Saturday's get-together at the Qwest Center. That's 10 percent more than last year, when a record 32,000 attended the "Woodstock of Capitalism."
Berkshire says 35 percent of the people who get a credential actually show up for the meeting, putting the preliminary estimate at 35,000, which would be a new record high.