Berkshire Hathaway Scales Back Share Repurchases to $1.0B, Operating Earnings Gain

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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) (BRK.B) Q2 operating earnings rose 32% from the previous quarter and 39% from a year ago, on strength from all its major operating divisions. Slumping equity markets in...

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Berkshire Hathaway reports operating earnings surge, but posts big investment loss amid market rout. The conglomerate’s operating earnings totaled $9.283 billion in the second quarter of 2022, marking a 38.8% increase from a year ago.However, the company posted a $53 billion loss on its investments during the quarter.Warren Buffett again asked investors to not focus on the quarterly fluctuations in its equity investments.“The amount of investment gains/losses in any given quarter is usually meaningless and delivers figures for net earnings per share that can be extremely misleading to investors who have little or no knowledge of accounting rules,” Berkshire said in a statement.The conglomerate showed a massive cash hoard of $105.4 billion at the end of June even though the giant has b
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