Financial Giant Berkshire Hathaway 2015 Earnings Up 21% Over 2014 ..... On the Other Hand, All Other Nebraska Companies Total Annual 2015 Earnings Were Down 19% From 2014 ..... What Are the Republican Establishment (Rubio and Cruz) and the Democratic Establishment (Hillary Clinton) Proposing to Improve This Smaller Company Declining Economic Situation? ..... Nothing ..... On the Other Hand, Bernie Sanders Does Have a Wisely-Designed Plan to Deal With This Smaller Company Economic Weakness

From both the superb Google Finance website and US Company SEC filings, below here are the reported US GAAP Real Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations, Predominately Audited, for the most recent Annual 2015 and 2014 for each of  the 16 Nebraska HQed Companies with current stock market capitalizations of more than $40 mil and which also have reported their 2015 financial statements with the SEC:

				Annual	Annual
				2015	2014
				Net	Net	Increase	Increase
				Income	Income	(Decrease)	(Decrease)
Nebraska Largest Companies	City	State	2015	(Loss)	(Loss)	Amount	%
Market Cap $40 Mil or More	HQs	HQs	FYE	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils
Financial Giant Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	24,414	20,170	4,244	21%
Other Nebraska Companies
ConAgra Foods	Omaha	NE	May 15	(607)	174	(781)
Union Pacific	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	4,772	5,180	(408)
Green Plains Inc	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	15	160	(145)
Valmont Industries Inc	Valley	NE	Dec 15	45	189	(144)
Nelnet Inc	Lincoln	NE	Dec 15	268	309	(41)
Lindsay Corp	Omaha	NE	Aug 15	26	52	(26)
Cabelas Inc	Sidney	NE	Dec 15	189	202	(13)
Buckle Inc	Kearney	NE	Jan 15	93	102	(9)
National Research Corp	Lincoln	NE	Dec 15	18	18	(0)
Gordmans Stores	Omaha	NE	Jan 15	(5)	(6)	1
America First Multifamily Investors LP	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	23	15	8
Werner Enterprises Inc	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	124	99	25
TD Ameritrade	Omaha	NE	Sep 15	813	787	26
Green Plains Partners LP	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	16	(13)	29
West Corp	Omaha	NE	Dec 15	191	135	56
Total all 15 Other Nebraska Companies				5,981	7,403	(1,422)	-19%