Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) reported that its first quarter net earnings attributable to shareholders climbed to $35.50 billion or $24,377 per Class A share from $5.58 billion or $3,784 per Class A share in the prior year.
Investment and derivative gains/losses included gain of $27.44 billion compared to a loss of $1.58 billion in the previous year.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.