At the grand old age of 95, Warren Buffett was physically frail at the Berkshire Hathaway AGM. Having passed the torch to his successor, the short interview he gave to Becky Quick was his only contribution.  Although slower in delivery, his words were as carefully chosen and potentially significant as ever. For what might well be his last comments at a gathering that he has dominated for decades, they jarred a little as both strange and faintly worrying. The great sage of investing falling for the easy allure of nationalist nonsense. Buffett didn’t talk about markets. Buffett didn’t talk about…

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