Thread by @elerianm

.@WarrenBuffet on
Why he's not buying stocks in size: sensitivity to tail events and the '08 reminder "we don't see all the problems the first day."
On whether others should buy now: Only if you expect to hold for a long time and are financially and psychologically ready to do so

@warrenbuffet .@WarrenBuffett repeated what Charlie Munger told the @WSJ earlier on why #BerkshireHathaway didn't repeat the 2008-09 experience of lending to stressed companies:
"We haven't seen anything attractive," especially after the #Fed quickly opened the #markets for companies to borrow

@warrenbuffet @WarrenBuffett @WSJ In continuing to express relative caution overall, @WarrenBuffett stresses that, when it comes to the impact of the #CoronaVirus shock;

- "You can't rule out any possibility" and

- #BerkshireHathaway wants to be prepared for many possible scenerios.

#markets #economy #COVID19

@warrenbuffet @WarrenBuffett @WSJ On what his companies are seeing:
- Some of the losses in sales are permanent (e.g. See's Candy Easter inventory)
- Some already-weak businesses are not coming back
- Some other businesses are hurt by changes in behavior that will stick
-Not all of the job losses will be recouped