LIVE: Warren Buffett Speaks
Investing legend Warren Buffett, the founder of Berkshire Hathaway, is on CNBC with Becky Quick.
We're live blogging what the "Oracle of Omaha" is saying following today's charity lunch at Smith & Wollensky he auctioned off on eBay to benefit the Glide Foundation in San Francisco. To date, he has raised $15.6 million with his annual lunch auction.
Buffett said that he abstained from today's shareholder vote on Coca-Cola's executive equity compensation plan.
He said he didn't want to express "any disapproval" with management, but that he didn't agree with the plan. He said he hasn't sold a share of Coke.
He added that he has enormous respect for Coke's CEO Muhtar Kent.
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