Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Preview: An In-Depth Look at Its Most Important Businesses

Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Preview: An In-Depth Look at Its Most Important Businesses

One of Wall Street's most closely watched companies, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), is set to report its second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Aug. 4.

With many billion-dollar brands under the conglomerate's umbrella, there are many moving pieces that affect its quarterly earnings. Here are a few of Berkshire's most important businesses and some developments from the quarter.

The manufacturing, service, and retailing (MSR) businesses have quietly grown to become the largest source of Berkshire's profits, after Precision Castparts and Duracell were folded into the segment in early 2016.

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