Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy says it took a $205 million first-quarter loss after marking down the value of derivatives contracts used to guard against rising energy costs.
derivative contractsBerkshire Hathaway's 4Q net income up 43 percentTopix - Business News Sun, 02/27/2011 - 01:09
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported a 43 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit Saturday thanks to the strong performance of BNSF railroad and a paper gain of $1.4 billion on the company's derivative contracts and investments. Berkshire Hathaway's 4Q net income up 43 percentNewsvine - business Sat, 02/26/2011 - 07:40
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reported a 43 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit thanks to the strong performance of BNSF railroad and a paper gain of $1.4 billion on the company's derivative contracts and investments. Paper gains drive Berkshire's profit skywardNewsvine - business Sat, 02/27/2010 - 07:27
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. delivered a fourth-quarter profit more than 25 times higher than the previous year thanks largely to an unrealized $1 billion gain on derivative contracts and investments. Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2BTopix - Business News Sat, 11/07/2009 - 01:12
Warren Buffett's company says its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s derivative contracts. |
