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Friday, March 1, 2013

Buffett: On the hunt for more acquisitions, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

Berkshire Hathaway is on the hunt for more major acquisitions, with the lack of a major one in 2012, Warren Buffett said in his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders on Friday. Buffett said Berkshire still wants to do large-sized deals despite spending $12 billion last month to back the takeover of ketchup maker H.J. Heinz.

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 0.1% or $150.0/share to $152750.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $117301.00 and as high as $153739.00. On average, 74467 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 512.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B fell by 0.11% or $-0.11/share to $102.05. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $78.18 and as high as $102.33. On average, 4659830 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4746928.



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