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, 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...

PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - French prosecutors opened an preliminary investigation against TotalEnergies after victims of a jihadist attack in Mozambique in 2021 accused the energy firm of negligence and indirect manslaughter, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said. Islamist insurgents attacked the port city of Palma in March 2021, killing many civilians in areas close to Mozambican LNG infrastructure projects,...

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) -Warren Buffett took the stage at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, paying tribute to his longtime business partner Charlie Munger who died last year and outlining Berkshire's goal to grow earnings. The meeting is the 60th for Buffett, 93, since he took over Berkshire in 1965. He has largely stopped appearing publicly to discuss the company....