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Warren Buffett in unusual position after 27 percent profit drop


Warren Buffett in unusual position after 27 percent profit drop
Berkshire Hathaway, the investing conglomerate headed by folksy billionaire Warren Buffett, on Friday revealed an ugly first-quarter profit drop of 27 percent, fueled by a loss from insurance underwriting. A day earlier, Buffett had already pricked up ears by announcing on CNBC that Berkshire had cut its IBM stake by nearly a third. To be sure, few are expecting Buffett to lose his avuncular cool or fail to deliver penetrating insights. Indeed, many wished Buffett had changed his mind about Berkshire's $27.6 billion stake in Wells Fargo, which makes him the bank's biggest shareholder. In a painful admission, Buffett said he no longer valued IBM "the same way I did six years ago when I started buying.

Saudi's Ma'aden posts 41.9 percent profit rise


Saudi's Ma'aden posts 41.9 percent profit rise
DUBAI Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden), the Gulf's largest miner, posted a 41.9 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Sunday, beating analysts' forecasts as sales volumes rose and aluminum and gold prices climbed. The average estimate of three analysts polled by Reuters was for a quarterly net profit of 167.9 million riyals. The company said the profit rise was also due to the group's ongoing cost reductions, which led to a 36 percent drop in selling, marketing and logistic expenses, and the share profit from the jointly controlled entity, Ma'aden Barrick Copper Company. The company made a net profit of 275.6 million riyals ($73.5 million) in the three months to March 31, it said in a bourse statement. Ma'aden, which operates in gold, aluminum and phosphates, is a key pillar in Saudi Arabia's plan to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.


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