Berkshire Hathaway profit falls on Japan

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc reported a smaller profit for the first quarter, as reinsurance losses from the March 11 earthquake in Japan dragged down results

Warren Buffett's ice-cream-to-insurance conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported a smaller profit for the second quarter on Friday as losses on derivatives dragged down results, though operating income ...

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's ice-cream-to-insurance conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported a smaller profit for the second quarter on Friday as losses on derivatives dragged down results.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported a larger second-quarter profit on Friday, as favorable investment results and strength in the rail and manufacturing businesses offset another underwriting loss in insurance.

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported a smaller third-quarter profit on Friday after recording losses of more than $2 billion on derivatives related to stock market performance.