Ed Kalegi

Eastern.

continued to pour in all day from all over the world.

Russia called the strikes and provoked aggression.

China said it's highly concerned and called for a stop to the assault.

Australia and Canada expressed support for the U.S.

France, Germany and Britain have also called for negotiations to resume between the U.S.

and Iran following Iran's attacks on other countries.

This is U.K.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Iran conflict has triggered a sharp risk-off move across cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin fell as much as 3.8% to 63,038 before stabilizing near 64,000 in early morning trading in New York.

Ether slid as much as 4.5% to 1836.

Roughly $128 billion was erased from the total value of digital assets in the immediate aftermath, this according to CoinGecko data.

The timing of the U.S.

and Israeli strikes in Iran comes at a holy time for the religious community throughout the Middle East.

We get more on that from Bloomberg's Dan Williams.

Bloomberg's Dan Williams.

Operating profits at Berkshire Hathaway fell nearly 30 percent in Warren Buffett's last quarter as chief executive officer as insurance underwriting earnings slumped.

That metric fell by more than 54 percent, and the company warned of potential future challenges to the business because of strong competition and rising claims.