(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 6, 2016)
OMAHA, Neb. — The “most important” Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary that isn’t an insurance company is likely to have performed better than its rival in the second quarter. BNSF Railway second-quarter freight volumes probably held steady versus year-earlier levels, a reading that would outpace Union Pacific, whose shipments fell and helped drag down that company’s profits. At Berkshire, BNSF’s performance could help the conglomerate’s bottom line — or at least not hurt it.
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