Look for gains when Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reports third quarter earnings after the bell rings on today's (Friday) Wall Street trading session.
Operating earnings should get a boost from profits generated by new Berkshire subsidiary Burlington Northern Santa Fe, just as they did during the second quarter.
The consensus forecast of the handful of analysts who follow Berkshire calls for operating profits of $1676.67 per Class A share.
That would be an increase of almost 27 percent from $1325 per share for last year's third quarter.