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Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled.
Billionaire Warren Buffett likes to compare his company to a masterpiece that he's been painting for nearly five decades, and the deal he announced Tuesday will permanently alter the color of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s portrait.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday investors kept its online trading operations busy in its latest quarter as the markets improved but lower interest rates and rising expenses sent its profit down 9 percent compared with a year ago.
A federal judge has refused to approve a class-action settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday the economy has stabilized but remains weak, depressing shipping volumes and profit at the nation's largest railroad.
The Nebraska Supreme Court is being asked to review a $3.8 million verdict in a dispute over whether two men improperly disclosed proprietary information that belonged to an energy finance agency.
The mounting regulatory pressure on Moody's Investors Service and the other major credit rating agencies appears to be making investors nervous.
The owner of a western Nebraska meat business isn't sure what more he needs to do to comply with federal meat inspection rules, but he hopes the matter can be resolved now that federal prosecutors are involved.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says the economy appears to have leveled off at the bottom of the recession over the summer, but Berkshire Hathaway's CEO still isn't seeing much improvement.
The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while longer.
TierOne Bank's owners announced Friday they agreed to sell 32 bank branches and related assets to Great Western Bank.
Bovine tuberculosis has created costly problems for the cattle industry in states where the disease has appeared, but it appears to be a manageable threat.
Federal prosecutors say there's no evidence to indicate wrongdoing by three NFL players who partnered with a financial adviser accused of running Ponzi scheme.
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company revealed Friday that it had bought a new stake in medical supply company Becton, Dickinson & Co. and boosted its holdings in Johnson & Johnson during the second quarter.
More than 2,800 Nebraskans will share in a $148,625 settlement that a debt-collection firm agreed to pay because of questions about its practices.
Warren Buffett's company is defending the assumptions it makes to estimate the value of its derivatives even though they don't fully account for the broad market losses experienced in the last two years.
Warren Buffett's company on Friday reported a 14 percent jump in second-quarter profit as the improving stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s derivative contracts but the recession continued to weigh on its operating businesses.
Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday its third-quarter net income fell nearly 17 percent as low interest rates continued to restrict its revenue, but the results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
The Canadian investment managers who paid $1.68 million in a charity auction to win lunch with investor Warren Buffett believe the meal will be worth it because of what they might learn from the billionaire.
Nebraska regulators have ordered an Omaha investment adviser to quit violating state securities laws and appear at a hearing to defend his practices.
A lawsuit by a Nebraska inmate serving time for his girlfriend's murder, blaming a widely prescribed antidepressant for influencing his behavior, echoes similar claims in other cases.
Billionaire Warren Buffett says the United States has a good team leading the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve as it fights what he's called an economic war.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says four business partners defrauded investors out of more than $11 million by promising significant returns on a fictitious no-risk investment.
The winner of this year's charity auction to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett gets a slight discount over last year, but will still plunk down more than $1.68 million dollars for lunch.
The number of Nebraska cattle herds quarantined because of bovine tuberculosis concerns has jumped to 42 and two other states were warned the disease may have already spread there.
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