‘Sage of Omaha’ Warren Buffett’s $173bn Berkshire Hathaway saw operating profits of $7.3bn during the final three months of 2021, despite sitting on an historically high cash pile of $146.7bn.
The results, which were driven by strong returns from Buffett's utility holdings and BNSF Railway, mark a 45% uptick compared to the same time period during the previous year, although Buffett by his own...
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