Boffo Buffett

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said first-quarter profit doubled as insurance units and derivative bets posted better results.

Deadlocked

Jurors are deadlocked on one of three questions about whether Google infringed Oracle copyrights to build Android software. Judge William Alsup in San Francisco sent the jurors home yesterday and ordered them to return on May 7.

Thinner Lady

The New York Times Co. eliminated about 50 jobs this week from its legal, finance, human resources and other corporate departments.

Nike-ManCity

Manchester City, owned by a billionaire member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, signed a six-year agreement with Nike to have the world’s largest sporting-goods maker supply the soccer team’s uniforms.

Hungry China

Lionsgate Entertainment won approval to release “The Hunger Games” in China, CEO Jon Feltheimer said, gaining access to the world’s third-biggest movie market.