Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings dip 4% as conglomerate braces for tariff impact

Berkshire Hathaway reporting a small decline in second quarter earnings. Operating profit at Warren Buffett's conglomerate dipped 4% year-over-year to 11.16% billion. Those results were impacted by a decline in insurance underwriting. Railroads, energy, manufacturing service, and retail all saw higher profits versus a year ago. The company did warn of potential adverse impacts and what they called considerable uncertainty stemming from President Trump's tariffs. Bergkshire also wrote down a loss of $3.8% bi ...