robert hagstrom joining us on the phone from legg mason. >> tom: berkshire hathaway shares were under pressure in after-hours trading, falling about 1% immediately after the news. tom, most important in that letter from buffett today was that he says he feels great, and that he will let shareholders know immediately if his health situation changes. certainly, that's going to be a one of the big questions at the berkshire hathaway annual meeting op may 5th. "nightly business report" will be there covering it and i'll have an interview with warren buffet and we'll have more of this in a few more weeks. >> tom: it will be interesting to hear what he says to say to you and the shareholders. that's coming up in the first week of may. the market rally got its groove back, at least for today, with broad-based stock buying. the s&p 500 was up from the opening bell, and continued climbing through the afternoon, ending higher by 1.5%. today's buying puts the index just above last week's high. with apple on the upswing, the technology sector led the charges, up more than 2%. the energy and indus