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Warren Buffett Speaks
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Warren Buffett tells CNBC that when it comes to possible acquisitions, there aren't many "elephants" out there and not all of them want to be in the Berkshire Hathaway "zoo." Appearing live from Omaha on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, Buffett tells Becky Quick he doesn't have any "high probability" deals in the works now. While he's not necessarily scared away by higher stock prices, they do make it harder to find a deal now than two years ago.
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Warren Buffett predicts the United States will "create more jobs this year than we did last year." During his live appearance this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, Buffett said productivity gains had been allowing businesses to increase output without adding jobs. Now, that "period is largely over."
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Warren Buffett tells CNBC he thinks the government should reduce its efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy now that the recovery is gradually picking up steam.
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Warren Buffett, chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, says he has become "more appreciative" of the railway business over the last year.
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Warren Buffett, chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, evaluates the effectiveness of the $900 million spent on advertising last year at GEICO, with CNBC's Becky Quick.
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Warren Buffett got some laughs during his live appearance on Squawk Box this morning by showing off his Fruit of the Loom tie. Pointing out that the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary's motto is "we cover the asses of the masses," Buffett told Joe Kernen he was wearing that tie in Joe's honor.
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Warren Buffett says investors would be wrong to think Berkshire Hathaway's elimination of eight stocks from its portfolio during last year's fourth quarter means he's negative on the companies that were sold.
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Buffett apppeared live on Squawk Box on March 2, 2011.
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Live on Squawk Box
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Here's the complete, downloadable, transcript of Warren Buffett's live three-hour appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, March 2, 2011.
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