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| Subject: OUCH: Berkshire profit falls 24 percent, keeps Wells Fargo stake Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:36 pm | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Friday said third-quarter profit dropped 24 percent from a year earlier, when it recorded a large one-time gain, but acquisitions helped boost operating profit at the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett.
The company also reported a $22.1 billion stake in Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) as of Sept. 30, suggesting it kept its 10 percent ownership position even as the bank became embroiled in a scandal over its creation of unauthorized customer accounts.
Berkshire is Wells Fargo's largest shareholder.
Quarterly net income for Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire fell to $7.2 billion, or $4,379 per Class A share, from $9.43 billion, or $5,737 per share, a year earlier.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-hatha-results-idUSKBN12Z2NQ |
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