RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: NPR's business news starts with trouble at Berkshire Hathaway.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: A top executive at the company run by investor Warren Buffet has abruptly resigned. David Sokol was seen as a likely successor to Buffett, who is now 80 years old. Sokol quit amid revelations that he had made some questionable personal stock trades involving a chemical company that Berkshire recently agreed to buy.
David Sokol, a top executive at the company run by investor Warren Buffet, resigned Wednesday. Sokol was seen as a likely successor to Buffett, who is 80 years old. Sokol quit amid revelations that he had made some questionable personal stock trades involving a chemical company that Berkshire recently agreed to buy.