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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks to reporters while holding an ice cream at a trade show during the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported third-quarter earnings on Saturday. The billionaire investor’s company bought back a record $9 billion of its shares, and spent a …

BOSTON & AUCKLAND, New Zealand & SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has launched Professional First Technology Liability Insurance policies in Australia and New Zealand. Both policies clearly articulate broad, customisable professional liability protection for the full scope of services provided by technology and tech-related firms. “BHSI is committed to simplicity …

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday, outlining his plan for what will happen to his Berkshire share after his death. And in the last three months, Buffett has spent $2.2 billion to buy back shares of Berkshire Hathaway. You can read the letter here.Among the highlights, …

According to current portfolio statistics, the three major technology holdings of Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) and StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ:STNE). The information technology sector includes companies that design, develop and retail computer operating systems, applications and consumer electronics. The sector contains three industry groups: software, …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit fell more than analysts expected, as weaker results from insurance underwriting and a slowing economy weighed on the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett. The auto insurer Geico suffered larger accident gains, while cargo volumes for consumer and agricultural …