Paper gains drive Berkshire's profit skyward

Courtesy Newsvine - 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.


 

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