Kamal Ghorui
Warren Buffett is not sorry about his donations to Bill Gates’ Gates Foundation. In what is his first public comments about Gates since the Epstein files were released, Buffet told CNBC in an interview that he sees no point talking about the entire thing till things are clear. “I think until it gets cleared up, it doesn’t make sense to do a lot of talking,” Buffet said. “I don’t want to be in a position where I know things … to be called as a witness,” Buffett said. Gates Foundation is the philanthropic organization founded by Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda Gates. When asked if he regretted his donations to the Gates Foundation, Buffett said that he was not sorry about having donated to the Gates Foundation, but wished that “certain things hadn’t happened.” Buffer, who has been the Berkshire Hathaway chairman since the year 2006, has donated more than $43 billion to the Gates Foundation. He has reportedly donated Berkshire stock to the foundation and four family charities annually around mid-year, with additional donations to the family charities in November. In 2025, his total donation to Gates Foundation totalled around $4.5 billion.Asked if he was still good friends with Bill Gates, Buffett reportedly spoke fondly of their personal relationship, which included establishing, with Bill and Melinda Gates, The Giving Pledge. For the uninitiated, the Giving Pledge is a promise by the world’s wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes in their lifetime or wills.
Warren Buffet on buying and selling Apple
Talking about stocks, Warren Buffett said that he sold Apple too soon and would buy more of it, though not in the current market. “I sold it too soon. But, I bought it even sooner, so,” said Buffet. As per the report, quoting InsiderScore, Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway’s largest holding even after the conglomerate trimmed its stake to $61.96 billion at the end of last year.World’s no. 1 investor Buffett also downplayed the recent market volatility. According to him, the current conditions fall far short of past periods that created major buying opportunities. “Three times since I took over, for sure it’s gone down more than 50%. … This is nothing to make you get excited,” Buffett said.Also called “Oracle of Omaha”, Buffet revealed that Berkshire purchased $17 billion worth of Treasury bills recently at the weekly auction. Berkshire reported more than $370 billion in cash equivalents on the books at year-end.
