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Omaha : NE : USA | 15 days ago  
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The cash and stock deal, which prices the Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad at $34 billion or $100 per share, is being made through Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway [ BRK.A , BRK.B ]. The Omaha, Neb., holding company, whose portfolio includes other railroads, insurers and utilities,...
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