Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,318.20	+138.38	0.91%
S&P 500	1,651.81	+12.77	0.78%
Nasdaq	3,482.18	+30.05	0.87%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,318.20

+138.38

0.91%

S&P 500

1,651.81

+12.77

0.78%

Nasdaq

3,482.18

+30.05

0.87%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,700.93	-1.76	-0.07%
FTSE 100	6,374.21	+43.72	0.69%
DAX	8,229.51	+13.78	0.17%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,700.93

-1.76

-0.07%

FTSE 100

6,374.21

+43.72

0.69%

DAX

8,229.51

+13.78

0.17%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	13,007.30	-25.84	-0.20%
Hang Seng	21,225.90	-0.02	0.00%
S&P/ASX 200	4,814.35	-11.53	-0.24%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

13,007.30

-25.84

-0.20%

Hang Seng

21,225.90

-0.02

0.00%

S&P/ASX 200

4,814.35

-11.53

-0.24%

Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Lubrizol for $135 Per Share

By Steven Fromm - 2011-03-14T10:01:30Z

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) and Lubrizol Corp. (LZ) announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire 100 percent of outstanding Lubrizol shares for $135 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, is valued at approximately $9.7 billion.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Steven Fromm at sfromm@bloomberg.net

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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