secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-B)
CIK:        0001067983
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-21-322221
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire Q3 operating earnings rise 18% to $6.5B; repurchases $7.6B in stock
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- Operating earnings $6,466M vs $5,478M in Q3 2020, up ~18% YoY.
- Net earnings attributable to Berkshire $10,344M ($6,882 per Class A share) vs $30,137M last year due to lower investment gains.
- Share repurchases totaled ~$7.6B in Q3, bringing 9-month total to ~$20.2B.
- Insurance float reached ~$145B at Sept 30, up $7B from year-end 2020.
- Railroad, utilities & energy segment earnings $3,034M vs $2,742M; other businesses $2,706M vs $2,346M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312521322221/0001193125-21-322221-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312521322221/d245783d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-322221

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