Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, has posted a Q1 profit of $35.5bn, primarily attributed to gains from stocks such as Apple. The results also revealed a faster repurchase of its own stock, amounting to $4.4bn, and the selling of a net $10.4bn of shares. While it pared its investments in some of its stocks, such as Chevron and JPMorgan Chase, it remains to be a major holding in both. Berkshire’s cash hoard grew $2bn to over $130bn in Q1. Quarterly operating profit was up 13%, with GEICO contributing to the results.
Silver hits $60 per ounce for first time, gold rises ahead of Fed rate decision
Gold prices edged higher as traders anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, silver surged to an all-time high of over $60 per