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The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Bill Mann	Oh No! Berkshire Earnings Down! Headlines hollering about the drop in earnings at the company ignore the rapid change in investment gains or losses, which are based on transactions, as well as the very nature of the insurance business.
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