NEW YORK (AP) -- Warren Buffett says he's
done with radiation treatments for cancer, and the Oracle of Omaha seems
eager to move on.
The billionaire investor
and chairman and CEO of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway broke the
news Friday while speaking to a group of executives from newspapers he
owns. "It's a great day for me. Today I had my 44th and last day of
radiation," he said, according to the Berkshire-owned Omaha
World-Herald.
Buffett had disclosed in the
spring that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. At the time, he
said the disease was detected early and wasn't life-threatening.
Any
discussion of Buffett's health raises questions about how long he can
keep running his investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett turned 82
two weeks ago and celebrated by giving away more of his $44 billion
fortune to his three children, for their charitable foundations.
Buffett
said at the time that he was feeling fine and that his decision wasn't
related to his health. Instead, he wanted to reward his children for the
progress their foundations have made on issues like ending violence
against women and helping farmers in impoverished nations. Buffett has
already pledged to give away most of his personal fortune to charity.
Berkshire
plans to split Buffett's job into three parts once he is gone. The next
CEO will run Berkshire, but two other men hired by Buffett in recent
years will oversee investment. Buffett wants his eldest son to succeed
him as chairman.
With the newspaper executives, Buffett joked about planning to live to be the oldest man alive.
Buffett has assembled more than 80 businesses at Berkshire including manufacturing, utility and insurance companies.
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