secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-B)
CIK:        0001067983
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-272204
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire posts Q3 GAAP loss of $12.8B on $24.1B unrealized losses; operating earnings up 41% to $10.8B
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- Q3 net loss of $12.8B ($8,824/Class A share) vs $2.8B loss last year; operating earnings rose to $10.8B from $7.7B.
- Insurance-underwriting swung to $2.4B profit from $1.1B loss; insurance investment income grew 75% to $2.5B.
- Utilities & energy earnings fell 69% to $0.5B; railroad earnings edged down to $1.2B from $1.4B.
- Share repurchases totaled $1.1B in Q3 and $7.0B YTD; insurance float reached $167B, up $3B from year-end.
- First nine months operating earnings $28.9B vs $24.2B; GAAP net income $58.6B vs loss of $40.8B a year ago.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312523272204/0001193125-23-272204-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312523272204/d564412d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-272204

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