S&P may downgrade Berkshire, upgrade Burlington

Standard & Poor's warned Wednesday that Warren Buffett's bid for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. could sap the liquidity and capital position of the legendary investor's insurance operations at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., jeopardizing the company's AAA rating.

The ratings agency placed its ratings on Berkshire Hathaway on CreditWatch with negative implications following Berkshire's announcement Tuesday that it will buy Burlington Northern for $34 billion.

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