The Dow regained some lost ground on Wednesday although the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq stumbled, dragged lower by declines in megacap technology stocks, while the broader market gained from upbeat quarterly earnings from banks,

U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies

That conclusion is further supported by the fact that Berkshire had $277 billion in cash and U.S. Treasuries on its balance sheet as of the June quarter, another record for the company. Finally, Buffett repurchased a mere $345 million in Berkshire stock during the June quarter, which marks his smallest allocation to stock buybacks in six years.