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Wildfires dent Berkshire’s profit; cash soars to $347.7 billion

Wildfires dent Berkshire’s profit; cash soars to $347.7 billion

By Jonathan Stempel and Carolina Mandl OMAHA, Nebraska/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) on Saturday posted a lower operating profit in the first quarter, dented by insurance losses from wildfires and foreign currency changes, while its cash stake grew to a record $347.7 billion. Operating profit for the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate dropped 14% to $9.64 bi ...

2025-05-05 09:29:19
Berkshire’s Jain says Geico has made

Berkshire’s Jain says Geico has made "rapid strides"

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa)’s Geico car insurance unit has made progress in upgrading its technology to better match rates with risk, Berkshire Vice Chairman Ajit Jain said on Saturday. Jain, who has day-to-day oversight of Berkshire’s insurance operations, spoke at the conglomerate’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska where he, Chairman Warren Buffett and V ...

2025-05-05 09:28:13
Berkshire endorses Japanese trading houses, could hold them ’forever’

Berkshire endorses Japanese trading houses, could hold them ’forever’

By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) -Warren Buffett on Saturday gave a full-throated endorsement to the five Japanese trading houses in which his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) has invested. Buffett spoke at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, 1-1/2 months after Berkshire said it raised its stakes in Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo ...

2025-05-05 09:27:16
Motor racing-GM says Cadillac F1 project not affected by auto tariff hit

Motor racing-GM says Cadillac F1 project not affected by auto tariff hit

By Matthew Majendie MIAMI (Reuters) -Reduced profit expectations and a potential $5 billion hit from automotive tariffs will not affect Cadillac’s Formula One debut next season, General Motors (NYSE:GM) President Mark Reuss said on Saturday. Cadillac’s parent company GM cut its 2025 profit forecast this week in the wake of uncertainty over the wide-reaching tariffs introduced by President Dona ...

2025-05-05 09:26:03