Warren Buffett says it's 'a win-win situation when the world trades'

Pushing back on President Trump's protectionist trade policies, billionaire Warren Buffett defended the value of exchange — especially between the U.S. and China — in his annual speech to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday:

On Friday night, Trump tweeted that China has become "very spoiled with U.S. trade wins." The president is meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Saturday to discuss the results of Mnuchin's trade talks in Beijing this past week.

Buffett also offered shareholders a warning about digital security: "Cyber is uncharted territory. It's going to get worse, not better," he said. "There's a very material risk which didn't exist 10 or 15 years ago and will be much more intense as the years go along." And Buffett indicated he will continue to work with Wells Fargo despite the banking giant's fake accounts scandal.

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