<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110430/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_berkshire_hathaway"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110430/capt.111f4627cb2d431ca5e81e05478cece9-111f4627cb2d431ca5e81e05478cece9-0.jpg?x=90&amp;y=130&amp;q=85&amp;sig=qkTGw4PLXNOkNEJR3J.Gxw--" height="130" width="90" alt="Berkshire 1Q profit drops on insurance losses   (AP)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>AP - Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter profits fell 58 percent because of an estimated $1.7 billion in pretax insurance losses from major disasters in Japan, Australia and the U.S.</p><br style="clear: both;" />