Wall Street ends slightly higher, helped by acquisitions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 eked out a small gain for a third straight session on Thursday, helped by a flurry of merger activity, though investors see no catalysts to lift the market further with major averages near multi-year highs. The market’s slowed advance took the S&P 500 to its highest intraday level since November 2007 on Wednesday. While the index notched its third straight day of gains, none was more than 0. 2 percent. Shares of H. J. Heinz Co jumped 20 percent to $72. 50 after it said Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital will buy the food company for $72. . . .
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