SPECIAL REPORT: Berkshire Hathaway Buffett Says He Sees âNo Signsâ of Recovery in Housing, Retail Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said heâs seen no indication of recovery from the real estate slump that helped cause the U.S. recession. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=specialreport&srnum=2