Berkshire Hathaway continued to reduce its stake in Bank of America in recent days, selling 11.7 million shares for about $460 million and cutting its interest in the banking company to 10.3%. Berkshire sold the shares on Wednesday,

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B inched 0.72% higher to $457.47 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.