Investment Investors: Berkshire and Internet Stocks

investment investors: The displays served as a reminder of a rough bet by Buffett, 88, and of questions about whether traditional consumer brands still carry weight in the age of internet stocks including Amazon, Berkshire's latest investment, according to The Japan Times. Investors wanted to know how Berkshire's businesses are working to stave off the risk that the world is changing faster than the conglomerate can react. That was the assessment by Warren Buffett and Charles Munger of two recent bets, leaving them in an unusual position on Saturday Answering shareholder questions about whether changes are needed to an approach that has made them investing legends. ; At Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, holders filtered past the Kraft Heinz Co. booth featuring an inflatable ketchup bottle and a giant hot dog. For some, the questions about strategy reminded them of the days before the dot-com bubble burst or the financial crisis occurred. He's nimble enough and now understands that a lot of those brands have been overstretched and now are no longer as durable as they were. They've stayed relevant through lots of upheaval in their careers, said Richard Cook, who oversees 335 million, including Berkshire shares at Cook & Bynum Capital Management. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.