Warren Buffett Sounds Off on Bank Stocks, Streaming, and His Successor

In Warren Buffett’s first extensive comments since

Berkshire Hathaway

annual meeting last April, the CEO discussed his distinctive hands-off management style, his decision to sell most of Berkshire’s bank stockholdings, and his surprisingly downbeat view of the streaming business and Paramount Global, given that Berkshire is the company’s largest shareholder.  

Buffett’s comments from Japan on Japanese stocks and the U.S. banking system in the CNBC interview Wednesday generated headlines, but he had plenty more to say about a wide range of topics that should interest investors in Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B).