Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway {{nyse|BRKa}} is a company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The Companys' business activities include underwriting of property and casualty insurance, candy production and sales at retail, newspaper publishing, retailing of home furnishings, sales of encyclopedias, sales of home cleaning units, manufacture and distribution of uniforms, retail jewelry, and manufacture, import and distribution of footwear.

Holdings

Main article: List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway

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Berkshire Affiliates include Borsheim's Fine Jewelry, an enormous Omaha jewelry store; Nebraska Furniture Mart; The Pampered Chef; See's Candies; Helzberg Diamonds stores; H.H. Brown shoes; The Buffalo News; Benjamin Moore paints; clothing manufacturer Fruit of the Loom; vacuum cleaner manufacturer Kirby Corporation; and several insurance companies such as GEICO and General Re. In 1998 Berkshire Hathaway purchased Dairy Queen.

Related Topics:
Borsheim's Fine Jewelry - Nebraska Furniture Mart - The Pampered Chef - See's Candies - The Buffalo News - Fruit of the Loom - Vacuum cleaner - Kirby Corporation - Insurance - GEICO - General Re - 1998 - Dairy Queen

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Subsidiaries related to insurance and finance

• General Re
• Geico
• Kansas Bankers Surety Insurance Company
• National Indemnity Company
• Wesco Financial Corporation

Other subsidiaries

• Borsheim's Fine Jewelry
• Dairy Queen
• Fruit of the Loom
• Nebraska Furniture Mart
• The Pampered Chef
• See's Candies
• World Book
• NetJets