secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-B)
CIK:        0001067983
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-133049
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire Hathaway Q1 2024 operating earnings rise 39% to $11.2B; insurance strong
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- Operating earnings of $11.22B in Q1 2024 vs $8.07B in Q1 2023, up 39% YoY.
- GAAP net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders: $12.70B, down from $35.50B due to lower investment gains.
- Insurance-underwriting more than doubled to $2.60B; insurance-investment income rose to $2.60B.
- Berkshire repurchased $2.6B of stock in Q1; insurance float stood at $168B.
- All six shareholder proposals defeated at May 4 annual meeting; all directors re-elected.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524133049/0001193125-24-133049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524133049/d759664d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-133049

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