Coronavirus: Why is Warren Buffett so quiet? – The National

Coronavirus: Why is Warren Buffett so quiet? – The National

Harvey Jones: Stock market crash could be buying opportunity. Peter Cooper: Key is adopting a long-term financial strategy. Harvey Jones: Steps to take to protect your money amid crisis. His patient, measured approach as well as brilliant track record in deal-making have made him one of the richest men in the world, and earned him a legion of followers.. But since the end of February, Mr Buffett has said very little (as of the time of writing).. A month after Lehman's failure, The New York Times published an op-ed by Mr Buffett.. Mr Buffett then poured billions of dollars into stocks, such as those of investment bank Goldman Sachs and conglomerate General Electric, and these moves earned him billions more.. As of the end of last year, his portfolio was valued at $248 billion.. Mr Buffett does have about $100bn in cash that could be deployed immediately if he so wishes.. Mr Buffett could be buying aggressively behind the scenes.. Perhaps this time around, Mr Buffett is not as confident of a repeat of that level of recovery.. Next month, Berkshire will hold its annual meeting virtually..