NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut a major rating for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

The ratings agency dropped its investment-grade counterparty credit rating for the Omaha-based company by one notch to "AA" from "AA+."

S&P says the move better reflects Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s dependence on its core insurance operations for most of its dividend income.

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