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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday:** Warren Buffett added another newspaper to his growing chain - this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma - as he scours the United States for papers in small, community-focused markets. A subsidiary of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, BH Media Group, said it bought the 95,000 daily circulation Tulsa World from the Lorton family for an undisclosed sum.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A fell by 1.05% or $-1580.0/share to $148320.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $117301.00 and as high as $153160.00. On average, 74168 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 401.

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 0.14% or $0.14/share to $98.72. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $78.18 and as high as $102.00. On average, 4569390 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3540497.



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