Warren Buffett cancels his ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ annual meeting
Berkshire’s AGM will still be live-streamed on May 2, but shareholders cannot physically attend, owing to coronavirus transmission fears
13 March 2020 - 16:48
New York/Bengaluru — Warren Buffett said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic forced him to cancel Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder weekend, the largest gathering in corporate America, because the safety of participants and the wider community was paramount.
The weekend, which Berkshire's billionaire chair calls “Woodstock for Capitalists” and normally attracts more than 40,000 people, had been scheduled for May 1-3 in several locations across Omaha, Nebraska, where Berkshire is based...
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