Hurricanes hit Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s profits
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Berkshire Hathaway, the investment group run by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor, has reported its lowest quarterly profits for more than two years after it was
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Office Depot Inc. (ODP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday warned of weaker-than-expected profits for the rest of the year because of disruptions from the string of hurricanes
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   on Thursday said fourth-quarter operating profit surged 56 percent, helped by gains in insurance operations a year after it paid out billions in hurricane claims.
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Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen  sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from  insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a  halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.
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BellSouth Corp. BLS.N on Monday  said third-quarter earnings fell due to hurricane damage in the  southeastern U.S.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. eked out a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday as a sharp drop in fixed income trading revenue offset record investment banking fees and strong equities income.
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Allstate Corp. ALL.N, the No. 2 U.S.  home and auto insurer, warned on Wednesday its third-quarter  profits would fall well short of expectations due to more than  $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.
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U.S. integrated oil company Marathon Oil Corp.  on Tuesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, as hurricanes and disruptions in oil and gas production outweighed record prices for crude oil.
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September&#39;s furious winds have subsided, but the devastating effects of Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, which blew ashore in the Treasure Coast just three weeks apart, continue to bedevil home sales, according to a Florida Association of Realtors report
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Oil giant BP reported a 53 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit as oil prices surged, but full-year profits fell due to refining outages and rising costs.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc's  bet  that securities backed by risky home loans would fall in value  brought nearly $4 billion of profits in the year ended November  30, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Thursday, citing people familiar with its finances.
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PARIS : After a nearly unbroken succession of hurricanes in the Caribbean and typhoons in Asia, the global insurance industry is doing its books, with US$50 billion in economic losses and US$20-US$35 billion in insured losses expected so far.
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Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.
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The clothing retailer's profits take a hit on weather woes and bigger-than-expected markdowns
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World oil prices fell nearly $2 a  barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally,  but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan  thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the  energy-rich Gulf of Mexico.
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BOISE, Idaho - Stronger paper and wood product prices and higher office supply sales offset some losses from the hurricanes in the Southeast to more than double third quarter profits for Boise Cascade Corp.