Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance business was the primary driver of the robust positive operating … [+] earnings growth in 2024. Warren Buffett retains a huge cash hoard, with the level now at an all-time high relative to the size of the company. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage) WireImage Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK/A, BRK/B) fourth-quarter earnings release also includes…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In his annual letter to shareholders Saturday, Warren Buffett celebrated the successes of Berkshire Hathaway’s companies last year and in the 60 years since he took over a struggling New England textile company and began converting it into a massive conglomerate while offering some advice to President Donald Trump. Buffett opened…
While Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings declined for the quarter, its cash hoard rose above … [+] $320 billion. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A, BRK/B) reported earnings of $26.3 billion in the third quarter versus a loss of $12.8 billion in the same quarter of 2023. Operating earnings, which remove the distortion…