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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK)
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) is a publicly-owned investment manager headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, US that was founded in 1889. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3 percent to its shareholders for the last 44 years, while employing large amounts of capital and minimal debt.

Berkshire Hathaway is the company where Warren Buffett, the world?s third richest person, spreads his risk by investing in a variety of industries, from insurance and utilities, apparel and food, and building materials to jewelry and furniture retailers. Through its subsidiaries, the firm operates in the insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks business.

The core insurance subsidiaries include GEICO, National Indemnity and reinsurance giant General Re. Sector: Financial, Industry: Property and Casualty Insurance, Profit: 12,967 million, Assets: 372,229 million, Sales: 2,483.9 million, Revenue: 141.90 billion, Gross Profit: 107.45 billion, Net Income: 11.58 billion, Total Cash: 34.78 billion, Total Debt: 60.48 billion, Operating Cash Flow: 20.05 billion, Employees: 260,519
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3555 Farnam Street Suite 1440 Omaha, NE 68131 United States Phone: 402-346-1400 Fax: 402-346-3375 Website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com