Stock Market Update
10-Aug-26 12:30 ET
Berkshire Hathaway higher after reporting earnings
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[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (flat), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and DJIA (-0.2%) are drifting slightly lower.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B 532.55, +10.75, +2.06%) helps keep the financials sector (+0.3%) in positive territory after reporting Q2 operating earnings of $12.98 billion, up 16.3% from $11.16 billion last year, while net earnings increased to $25.67 billion from $12.37 billion. CNBC also reports that the company repurchased $4.5 billion worth of its own stock in its second quarter under new CEO Greg Abel.
