Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA and NYSE: BRKB) is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. Berkshire Hathaway's core business is insurance, including property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and specialty nonstandard insurance. The Company averaged an annual growth in book value...
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Founders

Oliver Chace

Oliver Chace (1769-1852) was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company, the original antecedent of Berkshire Hathaway, currently one of the largest companies in the world. Chace was born on August 24, 1769 in...
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Berkshire Hathaway Headquarters

1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha Nebraska unknown
United States

Business

Board members:

Member Title From
    • 2004
    • 1978
      • 2003
        • 2003
          • 2003
            • 1993
                  • 1977
                    • 2007
                      • 2003
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                      Place founded:

                      Revenue:

                      Currency Amount Valid Date
                      • 118,245,000,000
                      • Dec 31, 2007

                      Ticker symbol:

                      Stock exchange Ticker symbol
                      • BRK-A
                      • BRK-B
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                      Legal structure:

                      Operating income:

                      Currency Amount Valid Date
                      • 20,161,000,000
                      • Dec 31, 2007

                      Subsidiary companies:

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                      Companies acquired:

                      Company acquired Date
                      • 2002
                      • Jan 1996
                      • 1998
                      • May 2003
                      • Aug 2, 2006
                      • Apr 29, 2002
                      • Sep 2001
                      • Dec 2000
                      • 2001
                      • Jul 2001
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                      Market capitalization:

                      Currency Amount Valid Date
                      • 196,000,000,000
                      • 2008

                      Net income:

                      Currency Amount Valid Date
                      • 13,213,000,000
                      • Dec 2007

                      Product of merger:

                      Companies merging Date
                      • 1955

                      Major shareholders:

                      Employees and other personnel:

                      Person Title From To
                      • 1970
                        • 1992
                                              • Jun 1, 1987
                                              • 1992
                                                  • 1965
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