What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Monday, Nov. 9.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Friday said third quarter net income tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.

General Electric and Comcast are now expected to announce a deal over GE's NBC Universal unit on Nov. 16, not next week as originally thought, people familiar with the situation told CNBC.

Global stocks were mostly higher Friday ahead of the U.S. jobs report for October. But experts told CNBC they are skeptical of the current stock rally and see a bubble forming in all asset classes.

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NEC Corp, Japan's biggest PC maker, plans to sell up to 133.9 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in new shares, to restore its battered capital base and invest in growth areas.

DBS Group, Southeast Asia's biggest bank, led a surge in quarterly profits among Singapore's three listed banks, all of which beat forecasts and are better positioned than global peers for post-crisis growth.

What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Friday, Nov. 6.

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia's shares leaped about 6 percent in extended trading Thursday.

Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting another big loss in the third quarter as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps rising.

CBS on Thursday reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations, sending its shares up in after-hours trading.

Starbucks reported a quarterly profit that outstripped analysts' forecasts, and it provided a bright earnings outlook that helped push its shares higher in extended trading.

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard reported a quarterly profit that matched analysts' estimates and revenue that was higher than expected, led by sales of the company's latest "Guitar Hero" offering, and its shares rose 1.5 percent in after-hours trading.

Sirius Satellite posted better than expected earnings Thursday and the company’s optimistic of the trend continuing, CEO Mel Karmanzin told CNBC.

New York City health officials scrambled to explain themselves Thursday following outraged media reports about bankers who got scarce H1N1 flu vaccines through their employers