OMAHA, Nebraska (BestGrowthStock) – Warren Buffett on Saturday said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N: ) (BRKa.N: ) (BRKb.N: ) swung to a first-quarter profit (Read more your timing to make a profit.), and said operating earnings improved as the company benefited from a recovering economy.
Preliminary net income for the Omaha, Nebraska-based insurance company was $3.63 billion, compared with a $1.53 billion loss a year earlier. Operating profit rose 30 percent to $2.22 billion from $1.71 billion a year earlier, he said.
Results were released at Berkshire’s annual meeting.
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Berkshire swings to profit, operating profit up
