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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

Warren Buffett's profits fall on wildfire losses as thousands line up to listen to him Saturday

Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Warren Buffett's company reported just over one-third of last year's profit Saturday morning just as thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders streamed into an Omaha arena to listen to the revered investor answer questions.

The profit numbers were weighed down by a major drop in the value of its investments and $860 million in insurance losses related to policies that Geico and its other insurance companies wrote before the devastating Southern California wildfires.

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