Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp., plays bridge as part of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. annual shareholder meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said all four candidates to replace him as chief investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway failed to beat the 38 percent decline of the Standard & Poors 500 Index last year. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
