Warren Buffett News: Massive American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Poach, The Coca-Cola Company (KO) Tips & BYD Bullishness

Finance majors to attend Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder’s meeting (UALR)
What could more interesting to a finance major than studying the investment principles of multi-billionaire Warren Buffett, one the world’s wealthiest and wildly successful businessmen? Hearing directly from the man himself, of course. UALR finance majors, Jessica James, David Snowden, and James Rutherford, will do exactly that when they travel to the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) Annual Meeting of Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 4. Buffett, 82, is the company’s long-standing chairman and chief executive officer.

Buffett gives tips to Coca-Cola CEO (BDLive)
Warren Buffett, who controls the largest stake in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), knows how to steal a show. The billionaire investor showed up at the cool drink maker’s annual meeting this week to help sell the company’s message to shareholders in an on-stage interview with CEO Muhtar Kent. The surprise appearance drew a standing ovation as Mr Buffett advised Mr Kent to stay ahead of competitors by reviewing what made other businesses falter. “I like to study failure,” Mr Buffett said. “We want to see what has caused businesses to go bad, and the biggest thing that kills them is complacency. You want a restlessness, a feeling that somebody’s always after you, but you’re going to stay ahead.”