Berkshire Hathaway's Earnings Drop
Operating earnings fall to $1.93 billion from $2.21 billion in the 2007 first quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway
(BRK.A) - Get Report
said its earnings fell by more than half in the first quarter of 2008, largely because of declines in the value of its derivatives positions.
The Omaha, Neb., investment vehicle, which is run by billionaire Warren Buffett, earned $940 million, or $607 per Class A share, in the quarter, down from $2.6 billion and $1,682 a share in the same period a year earlier.
Operating earnings fell to $1.93 billion from $2.21 billion in the 2007 first quarter.
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