Berkshire Inches Toward $1T Valuation

What You Need To Know

• The conglomerate just posted higher operating earnings thanks to a jump in insurance underwriting profits and investment income.
• Surpassing the $1 trillion level would make it the first U.S. company outside of the technology sector to reach such a market capitalization.
• Its sheer size leaves meaningful deal-making more challenging today, as there "remain only a handful