Warren Buffett & the Berkshire Hathaway 2025 Meeting Part 1 5/3/25

In the first of two special supersized episodes, Warren Buffett answers Berkshire Hathaway shareholder questions for hours. Hear the Oracle of Omaha’s entire exchange with the tens of thousands of shareholders in Nebraska for this year’s meeting, including his perspective on global tariffs, his comments to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Berkshire’s cash pile, and his thoughts on investing in Japan. Plus, CNBC’s Becky Quick and Mike Santoli sit down with special guests at the meeting, including Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, Irv Blumkin, CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Berkshire Automotive CEO Jeff Rachor.  Listener’s guide:Artisan Partners’ David Samra - 8:10CNBC’s Steve Kovach - 17:00Berkshire Automotive CEO Jeff Rachor - 25:05Q&A Session 1 begins - 32:17Warren Buffett addresses Apple CEO Tim Cook - 39:00Warren Buffett addresses tariffs - 49:27Warren Buffett addresses Japan - 55:17Halftime Show with CNBC’s Becky Quick & Mike Santoli - 3:02:11Irv Blumkin, CEO of Nebraska Furniture Mart - 3:13:13Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick - 3:20:24Berkshire portfolio managers - 3:17:36Katie Kramer and shareholder - 3:27:46  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.