Berkshire Hathaway stock price outperforms as Wall Street slips; jobs report is next test
Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed up 0.9% at $480.53 Friday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 0.43% drop. The Nasdaq fell 0.94% and the Dow slipped 0.36% as hotter wholesale inflation and Fed leadership uncertainty weighed on markets. The producer price index rose 0.5% in December. Investors await Monday’s open and the February 6 U.S. jobs report.