As Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp climb in net profit to $26.3 billion in the second quarter, the holding company of investor and billionaire Warren Buffett had also bought back approximately $5.1 billion of its own shares to boost investment gains.Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recorded a second quarter net profits of $26.3 billion, up by 86% from Q2 2019 earnings of $14.1 billion. Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP
