{"id":19596,"date":"2023-04-17T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=19596"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:47:51","slug":"buffett-squawk-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Full transcript of Buffett&#8217;s interview with CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/#Background\" >Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/#Why_I_recommend\" >Why I recommend?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/#Internet_links\" >Internet links<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/#Relative_articles\" >Relative articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background\"><\/span>Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffett visit Japan in April 2023 to inspect the five major Japanese trading companies he has invested in, as well as investment opportunities in Japan. And was interviewed on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; on April 12. The following is the full unofficial transcript of the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_I_recommend\"><\/span>Why I recommend?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The content of this interview, for more than a week, has continued to occupy the pages of financial media in various countries around the world. The content is very rich, covering almost all important current financial, technology, and US stock issues. The content is really exciting; it is recommended that all US stock investments should be read carefully; and you will definitely gain something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internet_links\"><\/span>Internet links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, I haven&#8217;t been able to find a &#8220;full&#8221; translation of the full text in Chinese; it&#8217;s all fragments. But the following article is considered to be one of the better written ones, for reference by Chinese readers. However, readers are reminded that the Chinese abstract is much smaller than the English full record, and it is recommended that you read the English version more completely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/04\/12\/full-transcript-berkshire-hathaway-chairman-ceo-warren-buffett-speaks-with-cnbcs-becky-quick-on-squawk-box-today-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full transcript of Buffett&#8217;s April 12, 2023 interview with CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; (in English)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/07\/26\/buffetts-first-tv-interview\/\">Buffett&#8217;s first TV interview<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.sina.com.cn\/money\/fund\/jjzl\/2023-04-15\/doc-imyqmuet0059591.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Highlights from Buffett&#8217;s April 12, 2023 interview with CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; (in Chinese)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/b-1.jpg\" alt=\"Buffett\" class=\"wp-image-11814\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relative_articles\"><\/span>Relative articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/\">Full transcript of Buffett&#8217;s interview with CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-buffett-interview-cnbc\/\">2026 Buffett interview with CNBC Squawk<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/02\/22\/berkshire-shareholder-letter\/\">Buffett&#8217;s 2025 Berkshire Shareholder Letter<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/02\/25\/2024-shareholder-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buffett&#8217;s 2024 Annual Shareholder Letter<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/02\/26\/2023-shareholder-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buffett&#8217;s 2023 Annual Shareholder Letter<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/05\/05\/2024-berkshire-shareholders-meeting-transcript-and-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Berkshire shareholders meeting transcript and video<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/05\/09\/shareholders-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Berkshire shareholders meeting transcript and video<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/03\/06\/munger-daily-journals\/\">Key points from Munger Daily Journal\u2019s 10 years of shareholder meetings<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/02\/17\/charlie-munger-2023-djco\/\">Charlie Munger speaks at 2023 Daily Journal Shareholders Meeting<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/07\/26\/buffetts-first-tv-interview\/\">Buffett&#8217;s first TV interview<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/\">Full transcript of Buffett&#8217;s interview with CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/11\/17\/outsiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outsiders, one of the greatest investment books for managment team<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/12\/17\/dear-shareholder\/\">Dear Shareholder<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The content of this site is the author\u2019s personal opinions and is for reference only. 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