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To: High-Tech East who wrote (76873)	5/11/2001 7:41:11 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Drop 25% By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 7:18 p.m. ET OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a 25 percent drop in first quarter net earnings. The investment company headed by billionaire Warren Buffett said net earnings for the quarter ended March 31 were $606 million, or $397 per share. That compares with net earnings of $807 million, or $531 per share, during the first quarter of 2000. The major difference was in Berkshire's realized investment gains, which totaled $144 million, compared with $453 million in the year-ago quarter -- a 68 percent decline. nytimes.com