Can Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, still see the future?
CNN
Warren Buffett's ability to pick investments that pay off over the long term has transformed him into a billionaire and made him the world's most famous investor. But as the planet heats up, his positions on the climate look increasingly short-sighted.
What's happening: At Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting over the weekend, Buffett defended the company's decision not to release reports on how it's addressing the risks of climate change. He claimed that Berkshire (BRKA) has a good track record for investing in renewable energy through its utility businesses, and said it would be "asinine" to make all of the group's numerous companies become more transparent.Over and over at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Democratic senators confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about controversial comments they said he had made in the past. And over and over, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services either denied having said those things or said he wasn’t sure he had said them.
Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, with recovery crews still working to pull wreckage from the Potomac River and initial concerns already raised about the path of at least one of the aircraft.