This article summarizes some key points from Warren Buffett's statements at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting. Here's a breakdown of the information presented:
* **Trade War Criticism:** Buffett strongly criticized the ongoing trade war, calling trade a potential "act of war" and warning of negative consequences for the US. He advocated for open trade based on comparative advantage, where countries specialize in what they do best.
* **Historical Reflection:** Buffett offered a critical perspective on American history, suggesting the country hasn't always lived up to its initial promises, particularly as an agricultural society. He also stated that America has been "insignificant in revolutionary change" since its development.
* **Retirement Announcement:** Buffett confirmed his intention to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.
* **Personal Details:** The article mentions Buffett's age (94) and his ranking as the world's fifth-richest man.
Overall, the article highlights Buffett's views on significant economic and historical topics, as well as a major personal announcement regarding his future leadership at Berkshire Hathaway.
* **Trade War Criticism:** Buffett strongly criticized the ongoing trade war, calling trade a potential "act of war" and warning of negative consequences for the US. He advocated for open trade based on comparative advantage, where countries specialize in what they do best.
* **Historical Reflection:** Buffett offered a critical perspective on American history, suggesting the country hasn't always lived up to its initial promises, particularly as an agricultural society. He also stated that America has been "insignificant in revolutionary change" since its development.
* **Retirement Announcement:** Buffett confirmed his intention to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.
* **Personal Details:** The article mentions Buffett's age (94) and his ranking as the world's fifth-richest man.
Overall, the article highlights Buffett's views on significant economic and historical topics, as well as a major personal announcement regarding his future leadership at Berkshire Hathaway.
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00:00And there's no question that trade, trade can be an act of war.
00:07And I think it's led to bad things.
00:12Just the attitudes it's brought out.
00:18In the United States, I mean, we should be looking to trade with the rest of the world,
00:22and we should do what we do best, and they should do what they do best.
00:26Trade should not be a weapon.
00:27And the United States, the United States, we've won.
00:35I mean, we have become an incredibly important country, starting from nothing.
00:41250 years ago, there's nothing been anything like it.
00:44And it's a big mistake, in my view, when you have 7.5 billion people
00:53that don't like you very well, and you've got 300 million that are crawling in some way about how well they've done.
01:01And America's been insignificant and revolutionary changing, really, ever since it was developed.
01:08I mentioned that, you know, we started out as an agricultural society.
01:12We started out as a society with high promises, and we didn't deliver on it very well.
01:21We said all men were created equal, and then we wrote a constitution that said blacks get three—counted as three-fifths.
01:28And in Article 2, you'll find male pronouns used 20 times and no female pronouns used.
01:37So what has happened in the last 30, 45 days, 100 days, whatever you want to pick up,
01:47whatever this period has been, it's really nothing.
01:58So I think that we've beenадно cool about their history.
02:06Eh, that's proven to have been left in this case, because we need to take 20 seconds again.
02:11So if you don't want to come up in Northern Mexico, I think we can play slow.
02:15The oil is still hard to take.
02:19Again, the oil is still hard to take.
02:22So as a leader he's weak, scared to employers,