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Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings drop more than expected as Buffett warns of tariff uncertainty

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported first-quarter results on Saturday that showed a steep drop in operating earnings from the year-earlier period .

Operating earnings, which include the conglomerate's fully owned insurance and railroad businesses, fell 14% to $9.641 billion .

Much of that decline was driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit, down from $2.60 billion a year prior.

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