CNBC: Collection of Buffett headlines from Berkshire love fest W/End

Published: Sunday, 3 May 2009 | 2:19 PM ET

By: Alex Crippen
Executive Producer

Warren Buffett either dispensed "gloom" or kept his "sunny" long-term outlook at this year's Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting, depending on which headline you read this morning.

There are plenty to choose from. Here's a sampling from around the web and the world, including local coverage from Omaha, which focused on visitors shopping for bargains .. and a small newspaper in Virginia with a local scoop.

• CNBC.com: Warren Buffett Tells Shareholders Earnings Will Be Down, But He's Up On Banks
  
  
• Reuters: Buffett dispenses gloom at Berkshire fest
  
  
• AP: Buffett offers preview of 1Q Berkshire earnings
  
  
• Bloomberg: Buffett Says He Sees ‘No Signs’ of Recovery in Housing, Retail
  
  
• Wall Street Journal (subscription): Recession Weighs on Berkshire Results
  
  
• Financial Times: Pilgrims pay homage to Buffett
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald: Media hound Buffett says newspaper groups have lost their relevance
  
  
• Fortune: Berkshire expects first-quarter profit

MORE FROM THE MEETING IN OMAHA

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• Complete Coverage
• Video: Buffett's 'Stress Test'
• Q1 Earnings Will Be Down 11%
• Some Derivatives Will Lose Money
• Where Will Next CEO Come From?
• Buffett Would 'Love' To Buy Banks
• Would Not Buy Newspapers
• No Berkshire Buyback
• No Berkshire Spinoffs
• Berkshire Still AAA In Buffett's Opinion
• Bought 'Cheap' Corporate Bonds
• No 'Glory' For Investment Candidates
• 'Impossible' to Replace Insurance Chief
• Government Doing Right Things
• Michelle's Omaha Journal

• International Business Times (Australia): Buffett's Conservatism Show
  
  
• DailyFinance.com: Warren Buffett seems pessimistic
  
  
• Omaha World-Herald: Buffett's long-term outlook remains sunny
  
  
• ABC News (Video): Warren Buffett Speaks Out on Economy
  
  
• BBC (Audio): Buffett commends US finance steps
  
  
• KETV, Omaha (Video): Investors Come For Buffett, Freebies
  
  
• KPTM, Omaha (Video): Oracle of Omaha Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting
  
  
• WOWT, Omaha (Video): Buffett Welcomes Shareholders To Omaha
  
  
• KMTV, Omaha: Berkshire Hathaway Meeting Brings Many Not Scared of Swine Flu
  
  
• Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: Buffett family member proposes before 35,000 at Berkshire Hathaway meeting

Current Berkshire stock prices:

Class A: [US;BRK.A 92005.0 --- UNCH (0) ]

Class B: [US;BRK.B 3043.95 --- UNCH (0) ]

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