UPDATE 1-Berkshire Q3 profit drops on investments, operating results gain
November 07, 2014 at 18:09 PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said third-quarter profit fell 9 percent as it took a large writeoff on one of its investments, but operating results easily topped forecasts amid improvement in its insurance, energy and railroad operations.