Carl Icahn: Warren Buffett Is Too Easy on Some Companies

Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Carl Icahn comments on Warren Buffett. He speaks with Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle at the Robin Hood Investors Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)
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[@leepakim]

she talks too much and interrupts him too much...just let him talk. Thank you.

[@ericmanget4280]

It's his fault for stammering for an hour

[@shawmitchoudhary6480]

Warren Buffett has made over $500 Billion for shareholders, hes one of the greatest wealth creators of all time, he has more than a 100 companies under Berkshire, he has a different style of management and doesnt get involved in operations, what the hell are these guys talking about lol

[@alexanderscott2456]

@JustSayin I think you misunderstood what Icahn is saying. Icahn is saying that Buffet as an investor should have taken a more active role in restructuring businesses to be more efficient - that he as a major shareholder should be actively managing the companies he and Berkshire have interests in. It has nothing to do with some alleged dichotomy between personal or corporate interests and national interests.

[@lolwtnick4362]

@@alexanderscott2456 and yet you just proved his point. you should read up on the fiascos that Buffett buried with Salmon and Dempster.

[@alexanderscott2456]

@@lolwtnick4362 I'm not really interested in the financial history Warren Buffet. It's really not my point or even relevant. My real point is that Icahn was not saying what JustSayin was claiming he said. Icahn was saying that he personally would have chosen a more active role in managing his properties than Berkshire. If you have your own view of something, whatever, but let's not put words in Icahn's mouth.

[@shawmitchoudhary6480]

@pedro garcia Not really, firstly Berkshire doesn't just own stock in companies, they have 100% ownership hundreds of companies which they also operate. Berkshires market cap is north of $500b which means it has created a lot of wealth for its shareholders. Not to mention the 100,000+ jobs created directly by Berkshire and its subsidiaries. So in terms of wealth creation Buffett is right up there with Gates, Bezos etc. Icahns approach is different though, but i don't know enough about him to comment.

[@alexanderscott2456]

​@Jack Sparrow I hope you realize that Berkshire Hathaway is a publicly traded company. Also, I fail to see why him making money for his shareholders is bad. Do you think that the plebs should only be dumping their money into meme stocks?

[@foto21]

You got Icahn there, and she's trying to turn it into a spat with Buffet. Dumb, ask the man about what he knows, which is sizeable.

[@susymay7831]

Warren Buffett has done well by his shareholders and is giving 99 percent of his money to charity! Props ❤️

[@anon1.9.8.7.6]

This is the dude that saved herbalife... just let that sink in

[@ChaceBonanno]

lmao

[@jewellui]

Hahaha

[@brianjones9487]

He didn't save em. He just invested in them. Then made some $$$ and left... Ain't really saving anyone.

[@rarereckon1759]

@@brianjones9487 Lol. Are you trying to convince others or are you trying to convince yourself. Cause what you just said there is foolish.

[@brianjones9487]

@@rarereckon1759 Nope! He did a smart trade that is all. Ain't nothing wrong with that @ all.

[@fuckugplus]

When this guy buy share of your compagny its time to get your curriculum out

[@sourishsaha8067]

He is truly an old school warrior

[@samace8979]

She is an awful person Bloomberg is awful for allowing her to behave like that, she constantly tries to get a reaction out of people she interview with, likes to paint a story that's negative towards the person or the purpose of the interview. Well there is always CNBC huh

[@yuhzobreyer188]

that Robin Hood ad on the back though

[@1x0x]

its the robin hood investors conference.. not the same thing

[@ombhujade9531]

Man worth 15 billion is giving advice to one worth 90

[@kwasiappiah-kubi7686]

104 billion but I get the picture

[@DebF124]

I mean a lot of that is luck regardless. Warren Buffet started out with richer more powerful parents than Icahn. But Icahn is more psychotic allowing him to rise above it with corporate raids. Not to say Buffet is a saint with what he’s done with insurance in this country, but Icahn is a pretty horrible person.

[@Kimchi203010]

I'm a huge buffett fan but I do agree with Icahn on this, he is too easy on certain people who don't deserve it. I also do see why buffett doesn't like getting into those things though cause its just not worth the trouble when you are already doing that great.

[@bobleroy1924]

Kimchi Archer trump just gave Icahn inside Intel before trump announced a Tariff on steel and aluminum

[@KidMillions]

Buffett never criticizes people, he got that from a Dale Carnegie course, and so far it has worked for him.

[@KidMillions]

@JustSayin I agree he should have opposed that Coca-Cola package, he even said it was "excessive". Boards take advantage with shareholders like that.

[@ckelvin2079]

Buffet can act tough when he needs to like Salomon Brother and Buffalo News. However usually confrontation brings more damage than benefits.

[@gordongordon98]

She’s out of her element

[@wul51]

I can't tell who's interviewing who

[@Atombender]

I like how so many people are still treating Buffett like an infallible saint.

[@lakshmimondal3808]

Because he is

[@richardxx0037]

he is 🙏

[@akashcast]

Because he is

[@cameron.h]

Too easy on companies? Of course Icahn, the man who ruined TWA, would say that.

[@sm-bp7fg]

Her sense of interview is to over simplify and then draw from her oversimplified understanding of what he is saying a sensational moment of conflict. “He said x and you said y so does that mean you think he is this or that?” I’d fire her so quickly.

[@treverwhoever6733]

it's like comparing apples to oranges..

[@Unknowledgeable1]

1:22 importance of corporate governance

[@PhillCurtis]

Stop interrupting him!

[@raindogs451]

Ichan is right! Personal ethics are a big problem in America. Buy a company, sell the assets, screw the retirees. that's the way! He's a soulless, ethically challenged raider.

[@lakshmimondal3808]

You don't have to tell us warren is a smart guy.his net worth tells us

[@Quivver77]

This is the type of dude who will lift a manhole cover just to get at the penny stuck underneath.

[@user-tv1kw4wl7t]

if done 100 times one would get 1 dollar.

[@Apaleutos24]

TWA....

[@bankcounsel]

Comparing Warren Buffett to Carl Icahn would be like comparing Cicero to Carlos the Jackal. Next!

[@bouncehouseofficial]

Icahn was pretty tame considering his past

[@jordan8168]

Different type of investors buffet is a value investor this guy is a activist he wants change in the companys hes buying along with the money buffet just wants the money

[@noyopacific]

Dear Stephanie Ruhle, I came to listen to Carl Icahn. I didn't come because I wanted to hear what you think. Please, just ask your questions and then let the guest answer without interrupting them. If you have a follow up question wait until your guest is finished answering the previous question. P.S., Mr Ican, you don't have to put up with unprofessional, hack reporters that are more interested in instigating some fatuous drama than conducting a meaningful interview.

[@quinnwei9375]

Don’t talk over him.... what’s wrong with her...

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Can you run a company Carl?

[@johnlopez2028]

well, by the looks of his net worth, and seeing no peter bradshaw in forbes, or any succesful person wasting time in youtube, I could make a pretty fair speculation that he would better than you

[@peterbradshaw8018]

@@johnlopez2028 Which by your own submission my competence in operating a company is no standard to aspire to. So you have defeated your own pointless point. I cant fly a plane or operate a rocket ship nor run a company. The question still remains. Can you run a company Carl?

[@akashcast]

Owner doesn’t necessarily need to run a company . Sometimes owners job is to select management which can run the company for him. In my view, Icahn doesn’t need to run a company. It’s not his job. His job is to make the sure that the management runs the company well. If management is not doing its job properly then it needs to be replaced. Icahn just makes sure that that happens.

[@neddiego2570]

He can ruin a company to implement Icahn lift.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

@@akashcast Chances if you can't do something yourself you may fall prey to misattributing outcomes to spurious causes. Icahn is more a conjurer than anything else.

[@amolgill7480]

Remove this reporter. Absolutely disgusted to see how she talked with Carl Icahn.

[@yonah3696]

warrior gene lol

[@mrsn3sbit888]

sensei

[@stevengibbs8117]

LOL criticizes buffet and says CEO's should be held accountable for when their company does poorly.... whats that big banner behind him? Robin hood investors conference? Lol. Yea robinhood has done great crashing every time more than 10 people try to sign on at once.

[@Ura_Hoor]

He got more money than u

[@61marley]

Carl s looking like a mountain man, scruffy beard.

[@globaltravel5218]

I wonder if he thinks he was being easy on OXY.

[@gurkiratpandher2457]

He is getting paid enormous dividends every quarter from oxy💁‍♂️💁‍♂️

[@globaltravel5218]

@@gurkiratpandher2457 exactly..

[@carlo6902]

Icarly...

[@skipsassy1]

sells apple after promoting it...no shame because he knows people always forget....

[@LouieTzepher]

+SassyHershsey SassyHershey Warren would do anything for a dollar and i mean anything.

[@bill6698]

It's pretty hilarious to see this man being given any opportunity to opine on how to run a business well...clearly he's no Warren Buffett...one could say he's the opposite of WB....and just how intelligent is it for any institution to make a large margin loan greater than the 15% public float?

[@MesutKhedira]

What can we disagree with Warren Buffett ? He do everything right. He is a brilliant Investor. Best of all time.

[@AlessandroOrlandi83]

I think that he disagrees on the fact that he wouldn't have any problems in moving all the levers he could to push his income. Warren Buffett is more peaceful and he doesn't want to screw anybody for 1% more. Look what he did with Berkshire Hathaway. He never closed the operation that was almost losing money because he didn't want to fire people he didn't have to. I'm fully with Warren on that. But I appreciate the honesty of Carl.

[@clarkcant]

Carl Icahn is too easy on some pyramid schemes.

[@Iburn247]

Buffet came from nothing. He is now a billionaire. Nobody can criticize him.

[@scorpingaming9022]

Warren Buffett's father was a Congressman

[@Stoneface_]

@@scorpingaming9022 yep, a wealthy senator

[@heavenlord1]

It should be, Carl Icahn came from nothing. He is now a billionaire. Nobody can criticize him.

[@ahoyair]

Warren never talks over female interviewers.

[@TommyCarstensen]

The company raider Carl "LBO" Icahn is not smart enough to understand the genius of Warren Buffett. It's like me commenting on Einstein and his general theory of relativity. I'm as clueless as Icahn.

[@Markdfadf]

Except Icahn's performance is quite a bit ahead of Buffett's.....

[@pedestal123]

Carl is senile. Mumbling too much.

[@goo8295]

Drunk.

[@chuckicha]

She have to shut Up when a Billionär Talks! In Trump Words you are guter!

[@mookie449]

Dude should see a dentist.