Buffet also predicts "it will be deeper and longer than what many think."
The 77-year-old chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway gave the interview while in Europe for what he calls a "deferred shopping tour." The company has about 35 billion dollars in cash and Buffett is looking for possible acquisitions. Berkshire's subsidiaries include insurance, clothing, furniture, natural gas, corporate jet and candy companies.
