OMAHA (dpa-AFX) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) reported second-quarter net earnings attributable to shareholders rose to $26.3 billion, from last year's $14.1 billion, with earnings per share increasing to $16,314 per Class A share from $8,608 per Class A share in the previous year.
Quarterly operating profit declined to $5.51 billion from $6.14 billion in the prior year.
Total revenues for the quarter were $56.84 billion, down from $63.6 billion a year earlier.
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