The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft Corp's Windows division and a 23-year veteran of the company, is leaving the software giant less than three weeks after the release of a revamped version of Windows he spearheaded. ()* Jefferies agreed on Monday to sell itself to its largest shareholder Leucadia National Corp, a financial-holding company whose opportunistic investing approach and eclectic mix of businesses sometimes draw comparisons to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ()
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A traded higher by 0.45% or $575.0/share to $128160.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $110092.00 and as high as $136345.00. On average, 50610 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 507.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B traded higher by 0.11% or $0.09/share to $85.27. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $72.60 and as high as $90.93. On average, 4006430 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2656255.
Leucadia National Corporation (Leucadia) is a holding company. Shares of LUK fell by 3.03% or $-0.66/share to $21.14. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.58 and as high as $29.79. On average, 921938 shares of LUK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 12248359.
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