OMAHA, Neb., May 4 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRK/A ) posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple ( AAPL ) shares as its cash stake swelled to $189 billion. The size of Berkshire's stake in Apple ( AAPL ) stake fell...

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 4 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett will take center stage at Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK/A ) annual meeting on Saturday as shareholders, some having traveled long distances, arrived to see the famed investor as well as his expected successor. The meeting is the 60th for Buffett, 93, since he took over Berkshire in 1965. He has largely stopped...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , on Saturday, registered a solid increase in first-quarter operating earnings, driven by strength in its insurance businesses, both in underwriting and investment income. The Omaha-based company's quarterly operating earnings of $11.22 billion rose over 39% from $8.065 billion in the year-ago quarter. At the end of the quarter, the company said approximately 75% of the aggregate fair value was concentrated in five...

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRK/A ) posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple ( AAPL ) shares as its cash stake swelled to $189 billion. The size of Berkshire's stake in Apple ( AAPL ) stake fell 22% to...