The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday weighed the markets down to a lower open with the Dow dropping 62 points to 11,982 as analysts assessed the damage to the world's third largest economy. Nasdaq tumbled 15 points to 2700.
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Shares of Star Scientific (Nasdaq: CIGX) continued rising after the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office upheld two of the tobacco company's patents on Friday.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will acquire Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ) in an all cash deal valued at approximately $9.7 billion.
A second explosion at a nuclear power plant in Japan lifted shares of solar stocks Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) and LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) on speculation that the Japanese government may seek alternative energy sources.
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