Top Berkshire execs take questions at meeting

As usual, Warren Buffett had plenty to say at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual general meeting in Omaha, Nebraska this weekend as more than 35,000 people descended on the company’s home town. On Saturday, the meeting opened as it always does. This year’s video montage included a duet between Mr. Buffett and singer Jon Bon Jovi as well as a take-off on the TV series Breaking Bad.

He’ll be a hard act to follow, that’s for sure.

By Ingrid Hendershot: We attended the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) annual meeting held on May 5, 2012 in Omaha along with more than 30,000 other folks from around the globe who gathered once again for the Woodstock for Capitalists. Warren Buffett, Chairman, and Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman, held court for five hours answering questions. Here are our notes on some highlights from the meeting.

author name submits:Here's a quick dose of advice doled out by Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) Vice-Chairman Charlie Munger to investors thinking about investing in newspapers: "Ordinary newspapers will come to perish. The microeconomics are too tough to overcome. It's not a place to invest your money."