This Warren Buffett Stock Just Came Up Short on Earnings. Should Investors Be Worried?

Quarterly earnings are very important for a stock's valuation, so a miss can be cause for concern. While Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway certainly takes outsize positions in stocks (Apple, for example), the massive conglomerate has a diverse equities portfolio worth north of $310 billion. It includes varied positions in 45 different stocks ranging from traditional to exchange-traded funds (ETFs). One of Berkshire's smaller positions (less than one-tenth of 1% of the overall portfolio) is the investment ...