UPDATE 2-Berkshire Q3 profit drops on investments, operating results gain
November 07, 2014 at 19:09 PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday third-quarter profit fell 9 percent as it took a large writeoff on one of its investments, but operating results easily topped forecasts on improvement in its insurance, energy and railroad operations.