Why Berkshire Hathaway Stock Fell 7.5% Today

Shares of Warren Buffett's favorite stock -- his own, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) -- are taking it on the chin today, down 7.5% as of 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Granted, everything was down a lot Monday. In fact, when you consider that the Dow was down about 13%, Berkshire's loss is actually a bit less dramatic than average. But even so, Buffett is widely considered to be one of the world's best investors, and by extension, Berkshire Hathaway is considered to be one of the world's best companies, and the bluest of blue chips. Given all this, it's still pretty surprising to see the stock down quite so much, even if everything else is down, too.

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